Poetry: On Growth by Rae ArmantroutDressed all in plastic,which means oil,we’re bright-eyed, scramblingfor the colored cubesRead More Song In My Head: Somebody to Love by Valerie June https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevogZ_6Pls Art: Jeff Wall’s A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs, and explosions, and …
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Care Package for Monday, Dec. 28, 2020
Poetry: Holding On by Brenda Hillman–So, one by one I pull the lice from your red hair.One by one I try to split them with my fingernails;no use, they hold onRead More Song In My Head: Just Like Heaven by Dinosaur Jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT7IpRx08tE Art: Claude Venard’s Still Life Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Your inconvenience should …
Care Package for Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020
Poetry: How to Start Over by Stuart KestenbaumWe knew that things were deteriorating.Gothic houses collapsing, sharks patrolling the lagoons,the born-again ministers warning of an immediate conflagration.Read More Song In My Head: Waltz #2 (XO) by Elliot Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWn9ocrMhlE Art: Juan Uslé’s Bilingual Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “I found that the solemn recognition that our world …
Care Package for Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020
Poetry: On the Hills of Dawn by Alexander PoseyBehold, the morning-glory sky blue cupIs mine wherewith the drink the nectar upThat morning spills of silver dew,Read More Song In My Head: Tether by Sarah Harmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7TH09Wz5Ww Art: Parviz Tanavoli’s The Poet and the Beloved King Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “There’s really no such thing as …
A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020
Poetry: Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing by Too DerricotteMy mother was not impressed with her beauty;once a year she put it on like a costume,plaited her black hair, slick as cornsilk, down past her hips,Read More Song In My Head: Spirit of Christmas by Ray Charles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfLmpKTqugM Art: J. Latham’s Christmas Eve Photo credit: pixels.com …
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