Bob VarettoniSummer’s Highlight: Mom’s 75th HS ReunionOne highlight this past summer was a Friday afternoon in late June that I spent happily surrounded by a eight women at a country club in…Sep 1Sep 1
Bob VarettoniMarcel Proust in Plain VanillaIs there anything better than ice cream on a hot summer’s day?Jul 10Jul 10
Bob VarettoniA Bouquet of Haikus in New JerseyThis post is all about poets, organizations, and events in New Jersey… all who inspired me to write a poem a day during Poetry Month 2024.May 15May 15
Bob VarettoniLost in Westchester: A Poetry Month OdysseyApril is, of course, Poetry Month — a fact that should strike fear and wonder into the hearts of anyone who reads what I post.Apr 7Apr 7
Bob VarettoniRuthlessly Pruning My First SonnetOne assignment in a recent poetry class was to take a poem I’ve written before and pare it down by focusing on the economy of language.Feb 211Feb 211
Bob VarettoniWhat Songs Make You Happy?As a Notre Dame alum, I don’t have a rooting interest in tonight’s college football championship… except for one thing:Jan 8Jan 8
Bob VarettoniA Toast to Frank O’HaraLately, I’ve been haunted by the ghost of Frank O’Hara.Dec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Bob VarettoniThe Legend of Peter ThonisPeter Thonis was my boss for 12 years, retiring 10 years ago. Late last week, a family friend called with the news that Peter had died.Nov 15, 20231Nov 15, 20231
