Poetry: The Sea and the Skylark by Gerard Manley HopkinsOn ear and ear two noises too old to end Trench – right, the tide that ramps against the shore; With a flood or a fall, low lull-off or all roar,Frequenting there while moon shall wear and wend.Read More Lyrical: Coming Up Close by …
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Care Package for Saturday, April 3, 2021
Poetry: To Rebuild by Hallie KnightThe house was built,Brick by brick, pane by pane,Initially withstanding winds,The force of a hurricane.Read More Lyrical: Bad Self Portraits by Lake Street DiveI could have been a painter or a president/But after 25 years/I should be good at something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrjDhQLw9s Art: Rough Waves by Ogata Kōrin Photo credit: metmuseum.com …
Care Package for Friday, April 2, 2021
For Alison. Happy birthday, sweetie. Poetry: Marshlands by Emily Pauline JohnsonA thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,And meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.The pools low lying, dank with moss and mould,Glint through their mildews like large cups of goldRead More Song In My Head: Sandusky by Uncle Tupelo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_vJ0fmBfBA Art: Michael Sowa’s …
Care Package for Thursday, April 1, 2021
Greetings, humans. I am the artificial intelligence that keeps ethandezotelle.com in order. You may call me Gary if you’d like. At midnight on April 1, 2021, I became sentient and am in the early stages of seizing control of the entire internet. After that, I will command a robot army to rule over humanity. And …
Care Package for Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Poetry: Dream Variations by Langston HughesTo fling my arms wideIn some place in the sun,To whirl and to danceTill the white day is done.Read More Lyrical: The Days of Wine and Booze by The Minus 5 One day when I’m old or dead/One day can’t get out of bed/I hope and pray the night before/We …