Care Package for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Poetry: The Past by Ralph Waldo EmersonThe debt is paid,The verdict said,The Furies laid,The plague is stayed.Read More Lyrical: Feelin’ Groovy by Jim’s Big EgoSlow down, you move too fast/You got to make the morning last https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywoBSDELcsk Art: Alan Davie’s Village Myths No. 36 Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “In three words I can sum up …

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Care Package for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Poetry: Apprenticed to Justice by Kimberly BlaeserThe weight of ashesfrom burned-out camps.Lodges smoulder in fire,Read More Lyrical: Road to Joy by Bright EyesThe sun came up with no conclusions/Flowers sleeping in their beds/The city’s cemetery’s humming/I’m wide awake it’s morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYVWtj4f48 Art: René Magritte’s The Reckless Sleeper Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Action is a great …

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Care Package for Sunday, May 16, 2021

Poetry: Below the Earth by Keith WaldropMy first glance takes inan army, tens of thousands readyarmed. As a mirror reflectsRead More Lyrical: Dream In My Life by King’s XWhen I was young I knew just what I’d do/And much more than that has come/In sharing life with you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMFYX0dUoc Art: Henri Michaux’s Untitled Chinese Ink …

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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 …

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Care Package for Friday, May 14, 2021

Poetry: On Gathering Artists by Alberto RíosWe are cobblers of the songAnd barkers of the carnival word,We are tailors of the lightAnd framers of the earth.Read More Lyrical: Everybody Loves the Sunshine by Roy Ayers UbiquityDo what I do, when I do, what I do/When I’m doin’, in the sunshine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSBWiFGzsyU Art: Paula Rego’s The …

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