Tag Archives: Twelve Moons

For Eleanor: Cancer at Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time for another poem, for this month’s first quarter moon, For Eleanor. For me, this is a heartbreaking poem. My mother, Gertie, died of … Continue reading →

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Storm Season

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s the new moon, time to read Storm. I’ve confessed before to finessing the order of the poems a bit to suit the … Continue reading →

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