Thanksgiving (part 1 Even Though)
Even though the holiday shouldn’t take place according to this week’s New Yorker even though the story is made up and politically incorrect even tho...
Author: Esther Cohen
Let me tell you why I'm here, and why I hope you'll join me.
I am here to poem, to play with words, to tell stories when I can, and to ask you for yours. Words are what I love, how I see, and what I say. Words are how I know my life, and how I find my friends. I'm here to ask you to join me. Right here. To send me your stories, and your poems. And to read mine when you can.
What to Do About Too Many Voicemails
Last night Jacob made a good suggestion and if I can figure out how or if I can find a Young Person who’ll help t maybe I’ll change my voicemail to ...
Last Night at Dinner Howard Said
Howard who is maybe 92 or 93 said that he was on the bus and a woman with many shopping bags maybe she was homeless she said after he handed her five dollars sh...
Sheila Jordan is 92
Last night we heard Sheila Jordan amazing is not amazing enough for Sheila Jordan singing on her birthday same as Mickey Mouse we’re both 92 she said She...
Yiddish, or Rules
A few years ago a 13 year old boy won a Yiddish spelling bee by spelling knaidel, Yiddish for Matzoh ball. But YIVO, the official source for Yiddish words in t...
Hives: Where Did They Go?
Although I rarely write body poems, I write about hives because there is a Happy Ending. We all need those now. I got hives in July. They just appeared . Arms ...