Blog Entries for Rustin Larson

Poems by Richard Jones

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Iowa Poet Laureate to Read at MUM Library

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0100

A Story by Danny Walker

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0100

This is a story by Heidi Salmonson's son, Danny Walker. I often see him at the MUM Library happily typing away. This is something he wrote on January 14th, 2012. I think this is a lot of fun. Danny has a way with words:

There once lived a 30 year old

Lyrical Iowa Contest 2012 Rules

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0100

THE IOWA POETRY ASSOCIATION'S
67th Annual Contest

General Rules For All Divisions

Mother & Daughter Painting Duo in the MUM Library Foyer

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:00:00 +0100

An exhibit of paintings by Caroline Larson and Kate Larson is now on display in the MUM Library Foyer, October-November, 2011.

Caroline Larson draws her inspiration from the Impressionists and has a variety of portraits, landscapes and master copies on display. Subjects range fr

Two Poems

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Sacred Beads Encore

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:00:00 +0100

The Prefecture of Identical Trees

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:00:00 +0100

The golden retriever

National Poetry Month 2011

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Notes on Schenectady [and one more]

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +0100

The Wolf

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Idris Goodwin

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost features an interview with Idris Goodwin. Idris will be performing at Revelations Boo

Rumi and the Giving of Thanks at MUM Library

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0100

In Rumi’s poetic journey, the seeker symbolically turns towards the truth, grows through love, abandons the ego, finds the truth, and arrives at the Perfect. Join Dr. Ali Arsanjani as he reads his translations of Rumi’s remarkable verse and relat

Susan Klauber on Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Join Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost in a visit with Susan Klaube

Naomi Shihab Nye

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I had the great honor of interviewing one of my all-time favorite poets, Naomi Shihab Nye

Toot, Toot, Toot

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Blowing my own horn again. Three poems of mine are featured in Poets and Artists magazine. Go to

Steven Schneider wrote a nice review of my book

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Rustin Larson’s The Wine-Dark House and the Poet’s Journey

Review by Steven P. Schneider

Helene Cardona

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Helene Cardona for my KRUU radio show, Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost. Not only is Helene a fine poet, you've also seen her on-screen in popula

A Blog about Poetry

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:00:00 +0100

What else? You've heard me say how fantastic the poems of William Kemmett are. Let's take a look inside the cover of his new book, Black Oil. I'm sure you'll agree with me, this is not your father's Oldsmobile.

The opening poem is a surrealist knock-out. And i

A Disappearance in Greece

rustinlarson@gmail.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I am co-author of a poem cycle called, "Disappearance in Greece." The cycle runs 14 pages. My fellow co-authors are Kirpal Gordon, Ernest Kroll and Carl Conover, all very good poets. We have never met each other. We never intended to co-author a poem cycle. The grouping of our poem