by Jerri Dell | Jun 25, 2021 | Books, Friends
Last night we lost a great poet and a great man. Stephen Dunn.Unlike most poets, Stephen was well-known and widely admired by brilliant people, many of whom will write eloquent eulogies in his honor. I’ll not claim that eloquence for myself, but I will share... 
by Jerri Dell | Jun 19, 2021 | American History, Books, Family, Social Justice
The night before my father died, he and his wife Kate gave a dinner party for several neighbors. During the meal, he raised his voice and said distinctly “I have always been a man of words.” This was likely to have come as a surprise to the people there, most of whom...
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