Gossip Column
By Katherine Gotthardt |
AC went out, like my neighbor who everyone says “gets around.” The guys say she’s hot. The women, well, they […]
Backyard
By Katherine Gotthardt |
The world is carnivorous – poets not so much. We are grass on a suburban lawn, planted like a good […]
Tortuga
By Katherine Gotthardt |
Because the matted hay blocked his wrinkled gaze, and because I am who I am, I felt the call to […]
Cloud Cover
By Katherine Gotthardt |
Yesterday’s sunset, clouds so close to street, settling into early bedtime, red plugged into the sky, like a shorted nightlight […]
Promise
By Katherine Gotthardt |
When day looms long, heart too small to hold it, Earth, too, pensively looking at the stars, I find it […]
Conductor
By Katherine Gotthardt |
This train wreck? Look closely. A hand reaches from the rubble. Take the trouble to reach back. Be the conductor. […]
There Are Days
By Katherine Gotthardt |
And then, there are days when the world tears itself apart. Or maybe it’s just my heart. #KatherinesCoffeehouse
Good Night
By Katherine Gotthardt |
See how time moves, slinking along like some aging cat, shoulders hunched against the moon, a silhouette of fur and […]
Teacher
By Katherine Gotthardt |
Living as a poet is hard. See, the teacher is always changing, not just when September comes, but every moment […]
Heading Up
By Katherine Gotthardt |
Do we all get where we’re headed? I’d like to believe I do. I’ve held a cold hand or two, […]