Poetry: Paul Robeson by Gwendolyn BrooksThat timewe all heard it,cool and clear,cutting across the hot grit of the day.Read More Lyrical: A Perfect Day to Chase Tornados by Jim WhiteAnd sometimes I’m glad I built my mansion from crazy little stones/But sometimes I feel so goddamned trapped by everything that I know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66mKWcsw6So Art: Henri …
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Care Package for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Poetry: Ultrasound by Kaveh Akbarmy father is tying concertina wirearound his garden which isnow all but ruined bysquirrels deer and worstRead More Lyrical: All Hail by The Devil Makes ThreeLaugh if you want to, really is kinda funny/‘Cause the world is a car and you’re the crash test dummy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBosQe3FVpA Art: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s Allegory …
Care Package for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Poetry: American Smooth by Rita DoveWe were dancing – it must havebeen a foxtrot or a waltz,something romantic butrequiring restraint,Read More Lyrical: Rise to the Sun by Alabama ShakesWell my eyes are full of stars/But I just can’t reach ‘em https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNxWyVAtBiU Art: Carleton E. Watkins’ Cape Horn near Celilo Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “If life’s …
Care Package for Monday, April 12, 2021
Poetry: A Meeting by Edith WhartonOn a sheer peak of joy we meet;Below us hums the abyss;Death either way allures our feetIf we take one step amissRead More Lyrical: Last Leaf by OK GoAnd if you should be the last seed in Spring to venture forth a leaf/I’ll still be here waiting on the rain …
Care Package for Sunday, April 11, 2021
Poetry: We have no choice in the bodies that hold us by Holly AmosThing of dirt and water and oxygen marked by thinkingand reacting and a couchone may or may not be permittedto sleep on. He may not permit meRead More Lyrical: Gonna Buy Me a Dog by The Monkees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqmRF32xKQo Art: Goya’s Manuel Osorio …