Peter Birckhead
@pbirckhead.bsky.social
Human, poet, father, laborer
Tonight’s sunset from Plum Island
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tonight’s sunset from Plum Island
In Boston. No kings!
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In Boston. No kings!
Geoffrey Hill - September Song
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Geoffrey Hill - September Song
Upper Mystic Lake
September 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Upper Mystic Lake
The lonely dreamer
September 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The lonely dreamer
Climbed Mount Greylock today.
August 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Climbed Mount Greylock today.
Sunset from North Adams
August 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Sunset from North Adams
Sol LeWitt at Mass MoCa
August 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sol LeWitt at Mass MoCa
The Berkshires are embracing me this morning. Passing along this moment of peace and tranquility.
August 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Berkshires are embracing me this morning. Passing along this moment of peace and tranquility.
These 3 words etched in stone among the mansions in Marblehead.
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
These 3 words etched in stone among the mansions in Marblehead.
In Davis Square where I played some ball back in the early 90s. Small court, but always fun in such an urban setting.
August 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In Davis Square where I played some ball back in the early 90s. Small court, but always fun in such an urban setting.
Spot’s Pond by the Fellsway
July 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Spot’s Pond by the Fellsway
With a monarch along the Charles River at dusk.
July 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
With a monarch along the Charles River at dusk.
Plum Island tonight.
July 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Plum Island tonight.
Newbury, Ma tonight
July 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Newbury, Ma tonight
New Eno, Saturday rain, dream away
June 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New Eno, Saturday rain, dream away
I went to the peace pagoda today out in Leverett for the first time in about 35 years. Magical as ever.
May 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I went to the peace pagoda today out in Leverett for the first time in about 35 years. Magical as ever.
Jorge Luis Borges - Music Box
May 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Jorge Luis Borges - Music Box
“How much a small moon can do.” Rilke, from The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
March 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“How much a small moon can do.” Rilke, from The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
C.D. Wright - Morning Star
March 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
C.D. Wright - Morning Star
Mary Jo Bang - The Chess set On a Table Between Two Chairs
March 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Mary Jo Bang - The Chess set On a Table Between Two Chairs
On the ice, Charles River, Auburndale
February 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
On the ice, Charles River, Auburndale
Jason Schneiderman - Staircase
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Jason Schneiderman - Staircase
Eavan Boland - Atlantis—A Lost Sonnet
January 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Eavan Boland - Atlantis—A Lost Sonnet