Poetry: The Secret of Youth by Micah DanielsLast night I asked my mother to cornrow my hairA skill I had been practicing since last summerBut always ended with a tumbleweed excuse of a braidRead more Song In My Head: Summer’s End by John Prine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbEFTv9zr0 Art: Ellen Gallagher’s Esirn Coaler Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Summer’s …
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Care Package for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020
Poetry: Open Sea by Joanna I. KaminskiHe predicted froth, and geesetook to the sky like a hurricane.Read more Song In My Head: Farewell Transmission by Songs: Ohia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=malJUMz2A9Y Art: Luciano Fabro’s Clotheshanger of the North Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Recipe: …
Care Package for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020
Poetry: The High-School Lawn by Thomas HardyGray prinked with rose,White tipped with blue,Shoes with gay hose,Sleeves of chrome hue;Read more Song In My Head: We’re Going To Be Friends by The White Stripes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfD8d3XJok Art: Norman Rockwell’s The Problem We All Live With Photo credit: prints.nrm.org Quote: “Let us remember: one book, one pen, one …
Care Package for Monday, Sept. 7, 2020
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 …
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: …