Dedicated to the first day of summer Poetry: Ode to Kool-Aid by Marcus JacksonYou turn the kitchentap’s metallic streaminto tropical drink,Read more Song In My Head: Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGDqUtVOWxg Art: Charles E Burchfield’s Summer Solstice (In Memory of the American Chestnut Tree) Photo credit: burchfieldpenney.co.uk Self-Care: 15 Activities for Your …
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Care Package for Friday, June 19, 2020
Poetry: Langston Blue by Jericho Brown“O Blood of the River of songs,O songs of the River of Blood,” Let me lie down. Let my wordsRead more Song In My Head: Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KcOs70dZAw
Care Package for Thursday, June 18, 2020
Poetry: Prayer of the Backhanded by Jericho BrownNot the palm, not the pear treeSwitch, no the broomstick,Nor the closet extension cord, but God,Read more Song In My Head: I Want To Break Free by Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Mc-NYPHaQ
Care Package for Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Poetry: A Young Man by Jericho BrownNeighbors saying our face is the same, but I knowToward my daughter, he lurches like a brotherOn the playground. He won’t turn apart from herRead more Song In My Head: It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5aZJBLAu1E
Care Package for Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Poetry: The Virus by Jericho BrownDubbed undetectable, I can’t killThe people you touch, and I can’tBlur your viewRead more Song In My Head: She’s My Man by Scissor Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwc-DpVFdc