Ken Olson

Jun 15, 2024 | pressherald.com | Ken Olson |Leslie Bridgers

In this week’s poem, “Sun Shower,” Ken Olson shares a paean to an especially lovely and ethereal weather phenomenon. I love this poem’s attention not just to the visual imagery and music of a sun shower, but also the rich scents it rouses from the earth. Olson writes across genres. He was named a 2021 Maine Literary Awards finalist for short works in poetry and, along with co-authors, was a finalist for the 2017 John N.

May 8, 2024 | conwaydailysun.com | Ken Olson

By Ken Olson, Special to The Conway Daily SunCONWAY — At its 24th annual gathering held at Tin Mountain Conservation Center's Nature Learning Center in Albany on May 4, the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust conferred three first-ever recognitions: the Award for Excellence in Volunteerism; the Conservation Colleague Award; and the President’s Award for Damn Good Work. kAm%96 >66E:?8 762EFC65 <6J?@E6C #:4< '2? 56 !@==[ !9]s][ 65F42E@C\?2EFC2=:DE[ H9@ 27E6CH2C5 8F:565 2EE6?566D @? 2 H2=< 2E r92:?

Jul 18, 2023 | kenolsonsblog.wordpress.com | Ken Olson

There are various different versions of this story online (you can google it). In some versions the questioner is a Jewish student, and in others a Christian, or even a Bishop. In some versions the men who come down the chimney are burglars rather than chimney sweeps. I’m attempting to tell it the way I first heard it, but the words are my own. I have previously posted slightly different versions online elsewhere.

Mar 31, 2023 | kenolsonsblog.wordpress.com | Ken Olson

Jul 18, 2022 | kenolsonsblog.wordpress.com | Ken Olson