Monthly Archives: May 2026

Savage Truths of 7am

Posted on May 25, 2026 by jillbpearlman

I am not being dishonest when I say I don’t like waking up at 6am.  It makes me negative. I hear stories of high-achieving friends waking at sunbreak to write, to lift weights at the gym …different species.  It’s only the leaking … Continue reading →

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Wedding Miracles

Posted on May 18, 2026 by jillbpearlman

What I loved — besides the volumesof taffeta on the Korean mother’s dress,  And the fleshy glow of the slightlyolder bride, And the plodding priest with hisfifty mentions of Christ,  And the guests, as various as petals on all the bouquets, With … Continue reading →

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Diaspora of Affections

Posted on May 11, 2026 by jillbpearlman

Since nothing is ever complete, the poetry book I wrote about my mother, Diaspora of Things, seems like a light-sensitive print of where I was a few years ago.  The relationship keeps evolving.  The deeper I get into motherhood – all these years … Continue reading →

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Spleen-y Ode to Spring

Posted on May 3, 2026 by jillbpearlman

Imagine wasting spring days jaundiced, brooding, noting how magnolia petals from tree nuptials became fulsome brown slurry, mucilaginous, underfoot slippery  And all Americans, scout-like, ready at any moment, have cars built to transport a casket—their neighbor, the sudden hearse of their president And when … Continue reading →

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