When my 31 year old daughter was a teenager, she sneaked down to the East Village with her best friend to get a tattoo inscribed on her back. I, born of the age when body ink was an indulgence of the not so nice girls, remained cool, but was admittedly a bit taken aback. It was not until my young design team did a shirt pull-up in my office to … Read More
by Morgan O’Neill
Billy Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001-2003. He is the author of six collections of poetry. Sailing Around the Room, published in 2001 by Random House is one of my favorites. There is a breeziness and charm to Collins’ poetry; an unexpectedness that catches the reader by surprise and often makes him smile. Perhaps, it is foolish to think that a … Read More
