Poetry: Harlem by Langston HughesHere on the edge of hellStands Harlem –Remembering the old lies,Read more (https://poets.org/poem/harlem) Song In My Head: Wake Up Everybody by John Legend & the Roots, ft. Melanie Fiona and Common https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJgxJ6JrPkc Monochrome: Mary Martin’s Expanding Form Photo credit: tate.org.uk Self-Care: Self-care When You’re Angry Photo credit: unsplash.com Recipe: Rhubarb Crisp …
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Care Package for Saturday, May 30, 2020
Poetry: Black Mythology by Jonathan TeklitUnder the cover of night, Icarus,careful not to wake his captors from sleep,flees from the prison built by his father’sRead more Song In My Head: Your Racist Friend by They Might Be Giants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFGQdvYIJ0M Monochrome: Yves Klein’s Leap Into the Void Photo credit: tate.org.uk Self-Care: Self-Care is Not Selfish Photo …
Care Package for Friday, May 29, 2020
Poetry: An Apology by Julia Ward HoweFor a Warm Word Spoken I spake, perhaps, too sharp a wordFor one bred up in modesty,But base injustice, trivial scornOn honor heaped, had angered me.Read more Song In My Head: I Don’t Know Why by Shawn Colvin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPL_VW9LD-k En Plein Air: Robert Clunie’s The White Church at Talpa …
Care Package for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Poetry: Dawn by Kwame DawesIf in the blue gloom of early morning,the sky heavy with portents of snowfall,the air crisp with the cold that willRead more Song In My Head: Nightswimming by R.E.M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJ6Kh8klM4 En Plein Air: Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning Photo credit: collections.mfa.org Self-Care: Self-Care Tips for Gardening and Yard Work Photo credit: …
Care Package for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Poetry: The Restoration by Gary JacksonWe drank coffee and got ready,listened to 93.3 during the commute to take our mind off howevery day we die on tv. Every dayRead more Song In My Head: Laminated Cat by Loose Fur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPG6xDK3mK8 En Plein Air: Alfred Sisley’s Snow at Louveciennes Photo credit: musee-orsay.fr Self-Care: How People Learn …