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P.D. PIN
Good morning, everyone. Happy (we hope) Fourth of July, here in the good old U.S.A., in a year when we’re all worried about whether we still have a
democracy. The good news today is that we’re finally getting somewhere with our gun laws — a bipartisan result that means we’re also finally getting somewhere with bi-partisanship.
Enough about that. Now it time for the healing of our souls with poetry. Our poet this morning is a brand-new one with a modest publishing history but a fascinating background.
P.D. Pin was born and raised in southwestern Ontario. Her parents moved to Canada before she was born from Friuli, Italy, a region bordering Austria and Slovenia. She lived in several places, like Milan, Italy, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Toronto, Ontario before moving to Western Massachusetts in 2011.
She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in London and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry and translation from Vermont College. Since 2014 she has worked at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s homestead in Lenox, MA; first as a docent, then as bookstore manager, and currently as Public Programs Director. Continue reading POETRY MONDAY: JULY 4, 2022