Poetry: Model-Train Display at Christmas in a Shopping Mall Food Court by James ArthurThese kids watching so intentlyon every side of the displaymust love the feeling of being gigantic:Read More Song In My Head: O Holy Night by Ella Fitzgerald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2FrJyA99M Art: George Hunt’s Approach to Christmas after James Pollard Photo credit: artic.edu Quote: “For …
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Poetry: Director’s Cut by Dora MalechOpening shot: morning. Mid-May. Mid-maybe,misgiving, mistake, mid-take your timerepeating after meRead More Song In My Head: When the War Came by The Decemberists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHOiQ2uniU Art: Harvey Quaytman’s A’dam I Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “If I close my eyes and concentrate, I can recall what it felt like to go days …
Poetry: Christmas Away from Home by Jane KenyonHer sickness brought me to Connecticut.Mornings I walk the dog: that part of lifeis intact. Who’s painted, who’s insulatedor put siding on, who’s burned the lawnwith lime – that’s the news on Ardmore Street.Read More Song In My Head: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Russ Taff …
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Poetry: As for the Heart by Erin BelieuI am come to the ageof pondering my lastness:buying what seems likelymy final winter coat at Macy’s,Read More Song In My Head: Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8C7Ke-62ok Art: Kevin Pearsh’s Rails I Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” – …
Poetry: Holidays by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart,Read More Song In My Head: Christmas Wonderland by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AZUprMPUkM Art: Samuel Edmund Waller's Christmas Day The Uninvited Photo credit: fineartamerica.com Quote: “Santa Claus …
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