Poetry: The Aged Pilot Man by Mark TwainOn the Erie Canal, it was, All on a summer’s day,I sailed forth with my parents Far away to Albany.Read More Lyrical: Paradise by John PrineWhen I die let my ashes float down the Green River/Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam/I’ll be …
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Care Package for Thursday, June 17, 2021
Poetry: Yesterday and To-Morrow by Paul Laurence DunbarYesterday I held your hand,Reverently I pressed it,And its gentle yieldingnessFrom my soul I blessed it.Read More Lyrical: Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill WithersAin’t no sunshine when she’s gone/And this house just ain’t a home/Anytime she goes away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKfiH0Scao Art: Vija Celmins’ Ocean Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “In …
Care Package for Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Poetry: Kindness by Naomi Shihab NyeBefore you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in a momentlike salt in a weakened broth.Read More Lyrical: The Milkman of Human Kindness by Billy BraggI love you/I am the milkman of human kindness/I will leave an extra pint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMRfsvpfo8E Art: Thomas Rowlandson’s Killing with …
Care Package for Saturday, May 15, 2021
Poetry: Pastoral by Jennifer ChangSomething in the field isworking away. Root-noise.Twig-noise. Plantof weak chlorophyll, noRead More Lyrical: Cicada Rock 2020 (Brood IX) by Souther Culture On the SkidsWhat’s that buzz? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKpY8GxzxeU Art: Maurice Estève’s The Cicada Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Do you know the legend about cicadas? They say they are the souls of poets …
Care Package for Monday, May 10, 2021
In memory of Audrey Poetry: Spell for the End of Grief by Amie WhittemoreNo incantations, no rosemary and statice,No keening women in grim dresses.No cauldrons, no candles, no hickory wands.Read More (https://poets.org/poem/spell-end-grief) Lyrical: Goin’ Out by Sarah HarmerWhen the days close on the memories you’ve acquired/And your body cannot hold your soul’s fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKdCCcvBV0 Art: …
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