Care Package for Monday, May 10, 2021

In memory of Audrey Poetry: Spell for the End of Grief by Amie WhittemoreNo incantations, no rosemary and statice,No keening women in grim dresses.No cauldrons, no candles, no hickory wands.Read More (https://poets.org/poem/spell-end-grief) Lyrical: Goin’ Out by Sarah HarmerWhen the days close on the memories you’ve acquired/And your body cannot hold your soul’s fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKdCCcvBV0 Art: …

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Care Package for Sunday, May 9, 2021

Poetry: The Eternal City by Jim SimmermanSometimes I picture your face on money.But this isn’t Rome, where they knowwhat money’s worth, which is almostthe paper it’s printed on (a kind of art),Read More Lyrical: Everything Is Free Now by Gillian WelchNever minded working hard/It’s who I’m working for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy6VMDXB2SQ Art: Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Geneva: …

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Care Package for Saturday, May 8, 2021

Poetry: This Body by Renée WatsonSKIN: NOUN1. Sensitive. DrySee Dove soap, Oil of Olay, shea butter.See middle school pimples plumping upthe night before picture day.Always on the chin or nose.Read More Lyrical: Frightened By the Sound by Justin Townes EarleOnly a fool would place such a bet/On which way the wind blows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8vxzxxL3FM Art: Iain …

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Care Package for Friday, May 7, 2021

Poetry: Herb Garden by Timothy SteeleThe lizard, an exemplar of the small,Spreads fine, adhesive digits to performVertical push-ups on a sunny wall;Read More Lyrical: Fools by Troye SivanI see swimming pools and living rooms and aeroplanes/I see a little house on the hill and children’s names https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96yRT8cs Art: Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Sunrise with Sea …

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Care Package for Thursday, May 6, 2021

Poetry: Childhood Music by Matthew ThorburnOld Schmidt clackstwo sticks to tellhis sheep it’s time for bedhe smells like a barnRead More Lyrical: Pretty Pimpin by Kurt VileI woke up this morning/Didn’t recognize the man in the mirror/Then I laughed and I said, “Oh silly me, that’s just me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA Art: Janet Ledger’s Factory Gate Photo …

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