Poetry: Elegy by Jill Osier Still Life: Arman’s Athérosclérose Photo credit: widewalls.ch Quote: “If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?” – Ai Wei Wei 50 States, 100 Weeks: Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, AK Photo credit: thealaskalife.com Song: Comment by Wilco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_xxViHBDx8
Month: September 2019
Care Package for Sept. 19, 2019
Poetry: Fairbanks Under the Solstice by John Haines Still Life: Paul Cézane’s Still Life with Skull Photo credit: widewalls.ch Quote: Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody’s slavery.” – W.E.B. Du Bois 50 States, 100 Weeks: Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, AK Photo credit: destinationparks.com Song: Brother by Murder …
Care Package for Sept. 18, 2019
Poetry: Ejo by Derick Burleson Still Life: Georges Braque’s Still Life With a Bunch of Grapes Photo credit: widewalls.ch Quote: For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to …
Care Package for Sept. 17, 2019
Poetry: I Was Minor by Olena Kalytiak Davis Still Life: Audrey Flack’s Jolie Madame Photo credit: widewalls.ch Quote: “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” – James Baldwin 50 States, 100 Weeks: Great Alaska Adventures Photo credit: myalaskanfishingtrip.com Song: No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The …
Care Package for Sept. 16, 2019
Poetry: For-The-Spirits-Who-Have-Rounded-The-Bend IIVAQSAAT by dg nanouk okpik Still Life: Maya Kopitseva’s Still Life with Bananas Photo credit: widewalls.ch Quote: “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.” – William Wilberforce 50 States, 100 Weeks: Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK Photo credit: anchorage.net Song: Feelgood, Inc. …