Poetry: To David, About His Education by Howard Nemerov

Lowbrow Art: Jeff Soto’s The White Ghost

Quote: “We have made our mark on the world, but we have really done nothing that the trees and creeping plants, ice and erosion, cannot remove in a fairly short time.” – John Steinbeck

Beach Travel: Reethi Rah, North Malé Atoll, Maldives

Song: Cry Freedom by Dave Matthews Band