Author Archives: Christine Hemp

About Christine Hemp

Poet and writer Christine Hemp has aired her poems and essays on NPR’s Morning Edition; she has sent a poem of hers into space on a NASA mission to monitor the birth of stars; and her essays have appeared in such publications as the Iowa Review, Yale Anglers Journal, and the Boston Globe. Her awards include Harvard Extension School’s Conway Award for Teaching Writing, a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship for Literature, and an Iowa Review Award. Her poetry collection, That Fall, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2011. Hemp teaches at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

Today’s Hempsonian Feature: “Telephone” By Caryl Pagel

A new poem by Caryl Pagel in         the latest issue                             [..]

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My High School Music Director Turns 80

  BOB BURTON TURNS EIGHTY                     An Acrostic Poem for my High School Choir Director Believe it or not [..]

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Today’s Hempsonian Feature: Shaping Chaos

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Today’s Hempsonian Feature: Modern Love

Arresting and lovely piece by my friend and colleague Lisa Schlesinger.

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Today’s Hempsonian Feature: Two Paragraphs

“Practice” a lovely flash-nonfiction essay by novelist, playwright, and director Sands Hall.  

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Midnight Sun: Thoughts on Unending Light

LOFOTEN ISLANDS Last night Ole and I rented a little red fisherman’s hut –a “Rorbu”— for the night. Food and lodging is wildly expensive in Norway, but if [..]

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Scrolls: Vikings or Peace Brokers? by Christine Hemp

  If I hold up a toothbrush next to a pencil, a fire hydrant to a tennis shoe – or a Viking ship to a musical instrument, I [..]

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Native Tongue: Thoughts on Language

NATIVE TONGUE Language is a “way to see,” my husband Ole says. He speaks two languages well and a couple passably. He slips into a new skin, though, [..]

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Thoughts recorded on a Hike in Stavern, Norway June 4th, 2012

When we travel we always seem to think about what others have seen or said about a place. The picture postcards of the past or the blogs of [..]

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In the Poet’s House

Click image to hear what the Wright Brothers are dreaming about…

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