My copy of Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston (Broadway Books, New York, 1999) has been read and reread and continues to inspire me for two decades now. Each time I read it, I understand a little better and can go a little deeper. Along with its elder sister, Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui (Broadway Books, New York, 1997) these books have inspired me to effective action on an ongoing basis, with mixed by also cumulative results. Kingston’s work is translated into 26 languages and sold millions of copies, paving the way for others (like Marie Kondo) to help us with the sticky perennial problems of what to keep and what to send on, as well as what else to do to be able to feel supported, rather than burdened, by our homes.

Background on My Poem, “Winnowing the House in Spring”:

As those readers who have elected to receive this year’s April poems via email can guess, today’s poem is a sister poem to “Sifting Through the Basement” from April 4. Both are influenced heavily by my spiral of spring cleaning and clearing (in turn supported by Kingston’s books.)

Good luck with your own spring projects!

Happy Reading! Happy Writing! LESLIE