For Open Discussion: December 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

On a Sunny December Afternoon in Spain

I thought I heard a call to prayer
through poorly paned glass
echoing in the yard below
from children's play
afar, ago.

Barcelona, Spain
December 15, 2011

Biography

Caroline N. Simpson is an English teacher by vocation, and a creative spirit and global adventurer at heart. She has taught English literature at international high schools in Ankara, Izmir, and Erzurum, Turkey, as well as in Barcelona, Spain. She currently teaches ESL and African American Literature at Delaware State University in Dover. She loves outdoor adventure, learning about other cultures, and of course, writing. She has a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She studied poetry at the Ezra Pound Center for Literature in Merano, Italy, the Hugo House, Seattle, WA, and playwriting at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts, NYC. You can reach her at gobetwee@yahoo.com.