Over the past couple years Amy and I have become friends with Marilyn Nelson, one of Connecticut's most valuable and famous poets. I use her book The Freedom Business in my Connecticut history class at the University of Bridgeport, and her interweaving of history and poetry has been inspiring. The photo above is from a recent trip we took to Weir Farm National Historic Site (accompanied by Bessy Reyna and Susan Holmes). I feel blessed and honored to have been able to spend time with Marilyn, and I look forward to more adventures in poetry and life.