Care Package for April 25, 2019

National Poetry Month: Sumer is i-cumin in by Anonymous Quote: “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Song: “Waiting On a Song” by Dan Auerbach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDoufWQns1c Place: Haucachina, Peru Photo credit: theculturetrip.com History: On April …

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Care Package for April 23, 2019

National Poetry Month: Birches by Robert Frost Quote: “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Princess Diana Song: “The Ladder” by Andrew Belle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJ2wgpT3vY Place: Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine Photo credit: ukrainetrek.com History: On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born. …

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Care Package for April 22, 2019

National Poetry Month: Firefly by Jacqueline Woodson Quote: “You will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be?” – Stephen King Song: “All We Do” by Oh Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPGREQvK-dQ Place: Taiwan Photo credit: asiaexchange.com History: On April 22, 1994, the Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated …

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Care Package for April 20, 2019

National Poetry Month: The New Zombie by Rae Armantrout Quote: “Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning … anyone can start over and make a new ending.” – Chico Xavier Song: “World Without Love” by World Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9__js7txfg Place: Amsterdam, Holland Photo credit: urbanadventures.com History: On April 20, 1611, the Shakespearean tragedy …

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Care Package for April 19, 2019

National Poetry Month: Spring and All: III [The farmer in deep thought] by William Carlos Williams Quote: “Mind is a flexible mirror. Adjust it to see a better world.” – Amit Ray Song: “Wild Horses” by The Sundays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscB1ckO_Ew Place: Burkina Faso Photo credit: coleschenewerk.com History: On April 19, 1897, the first Boston Marathon took …

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