Poetry: Punctuation by Hèlder FaifeWithout commas in her gaze,the little girl dribbles colons with each breathand swears an exclamation markis a lollipop:Read more Song In My Head: Farmhouse by Phish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48tz_8NZp5c Art: Claire Falkenstein’s Point as a Set No. 26 Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine …
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Care Package for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020
Poetry: Speaking Tree by Joy HarjoSome things on this earth are unspeakable:Genealogy of the broken – A shy wind threading leaves after a massacre,Or the smell of coffee and no one there – Read more Song In My Head: Daydream Believer by The Monkees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqeSJlgaNk Art: Sebastian Evans’s Allegorical Subject: The Unfaithful Poet Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: …
Care Package for Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020
For Alison, on our 11th anniversary Poetry: Evening Song by Willa CatherDear love, what thing of all things that beIs ever worth one thought from you or me, Save only Love, Save only Love?Read more Song In My Head: The Weight by The Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-w9OclUnns …
Care Package for Friday, Sept. 4, 2020
Poetry: Cahoots by Carl SandburgPlay it across the table.What if we steal this city blind?If they want any thing let ‘em nail it down.Read more Song In My Head: Ol’ 55 by Shelby Lynne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRc0EDJeeM Art: Adam Dant’s Dismantling Printing Presses at Paternoster Square Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “I have measured out my life with …
Care Package for Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020
For Ma. Happy birthday! Poetry: A Happy Birthday by Ted KooserThis evening, I sat by an open windowand read till the light was gone and the bookwas no more than a part of the darkness.Read more Song In My Head: I’ll Always Love My Mama by The Intruders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsYKaDBleJA Art: Herbert Bayer’s Birthday Picture II …