Care Package for Friday, April 2, 2021

For Alison. Happy birthday, sweetie. Poetry: Marshlands by Emily Pauline JohnsonA thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,And meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.The pools low lying, dank with moss and mould,Glint through their mildews like large cups of goldRead More Song In My Head: Sandusky by Uncle Tupelo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_vJ0fmBfBA Art: Michael Sowa’s …

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Care Package for Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Poetry: It’s Hard to be a Saint by Magdalena ZurawskiI was sympathetic to language, but oftenIt shrugged me and kept other lovers.I crawled through the commas ofRead More Lyrical: Crazy Man Michael by Natalie Merchant Michael he whistles the simplest of tunes/And asks the wild wolves their pardon/For his true love is flown into every …

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Women’s History Month Care Package for Monday, March 29, 2021

Poetry: Experiment with Aspic by Aditi MachadoIt commences. Here   it is endless. Mostlypoverty. Parallel tothe railway track.Read More Song In My Head: Different Drum by Linda Ronstadt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGZznJXY1Xc Art: Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait with Monkey Photo credit: fridakahlo.org Quote: “My coach said I run like a girl. And I said if he ran a little …

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