Women’s History Month Care Package for Thursday, March 11, 2020

Poetry: Life by Edith WhartonLife, like a marble block, is given to all,A blank, inchoate mass of years and days,Whence one with ardent chisel swift essaysSome shape of strength or symmetry to call;Read More Song In My Head:Just a Girl by No Doubt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHzOOQfhPFg Art: Estelle Asmodelle’s Lollipop Sunshine Photo credit: saatchiart.com Quote: “You can’t …

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Care Package for Thursday, March 11, 2021

Poetry: What We Set in Motion by Geffrey DavisI.Months out from my bout, I return homeAfter training deltoids and biceps to push Past the letdown of exertion – to neverStop throwing punches. Our baby boyRead More Lyrical: Crawling Back To You by Tom PettyI’m so tired of being tired/Sure as night will follow day/Most things …

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Women’s History Month Care Package for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Poetry: The Empty Cup by Katharine Rolston FisherEvening at Occaquan. Rain pelts the workhouse roof.The prison matrons are sewing together for the Red CrossThe women prisoners are going to bed in two long rows.Read More Song In My Head: Power of Two by The Indigo Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj0yVN8pFNw Art: Kathleen Gemberling’s Time’s Echo Photo credit: tacoma.emuseum.com …

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Care Package for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Poetry: Dawn by John Gould FletcherAbove the east horizon,the great red flower of the dawnopens slowly, petal by petal;Read More Lyrical: Revelator by Gillian WelchQueen of the fakes and imitators/Time’s the revelator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV_uFpbXZ9k Art: Simeon Solomon’s Dawn (Head of Hypnos) Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “Foolishness sleeps soundly, while knowledge turns with each thinking hour, longing …

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