Again to Art on Cullers Run
Let’s gather today, ta da,
as the mist veils the world from sight.
Take a load off—
bask in soft silks and molten jewels,
the smell of wildflowers.
We are the art, word fodder.
His wallet, sleeping till 12 pm, yawns
“oh-well.” I need to buy some poetry.
Red-tailed hawk screams, “what
should our best be?”
The part inside that sings?
Trying desperately—running from
wasps—holding the exposed parts
together.
I saw a moose––oh really?––standing
alone in our field, taking a minute
to warm up to the art.
Rhododendron frames the silence,
unaspirated. A tapestry underneath
is dancing to mellow songs, knitting
useful waste.
a monarch pauses
one wing leads to another
reverberations
This community is almost haiku,
not even a page, open space.
Feel the positive breeze blowing
through the hollow.
~voices of visitors to the Poetry Porch at "Art on Cullers Run"
(assembled by Charise Hoge)
mix and moss poetry
Original work of Charise M. Hoge
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Community Poem 2025
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
In the Tent
"Art on Cullers Run" 2025 is right around the corner!
I will be in the poetry tent July 4th & 5th to greet you, meet you, create a new community poem, and share my work. The locale is lovely, the artists are talented, the mood is festive. Art uplifts.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
"the little things, mon amour"
the little things, mon amour
It’s an inside joke how you say “armoire”
for “chaise”—
how you speak for the arm of a seat
like anatomy well-illustrated
in medical books you fetch
from foreign antique shops,
a habit that’s getting costly,
maybe out of hand,
but we own the armoire
as well as the chaise—
which is often an auto
corrected form of my name.
~CMH
This poem is in response to a prompt concerning mistakes and typos from "Next Line, Please" of The American Scholar.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Poetry and Sound
Upcoming Event!
Here are the details:
July 12, 2:00-3:00 pm Poetry Reading & Sound Healing; 3:00-3:30 Book Signing
Glen Echo, MD 20812
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Podcast with WildStory
So delighted to be the featured poet for this episode of The WildStory podcast! My interview with Ann Wallace, who is also a poet, was a spontaneous conversation about themes and meanings of Inheritance of Flowers. Four poems from this new book are recited.
Have a listen here (poetry segment is the first thirty minutes):
Charise
Monday, May 5, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Dancer-Poet
On this last day of National Poetry Month, here is a glimpse of dancer-poet as performing artist. I had the pleasure of joining the cast of "The Power and the Voice of Women in Dance through the Millennia" on April 19th, directed by Karen McLane. There was narrative, and dances that women dance to heal, to celebrate, to speak in a language based on the female body and psyche.
"Bacchanal" |
I raise a glass to all the other dancer-poets who are speaking, speaking...
Charise