This unprecedented time of social distancing is a very lonely one. We need each other. People often turn to poetry in tough times, so I’m starting Poetry Circle—a growing thread of people reading their poems and their favorite poems. Here’s my introduction (1st poem will follow):
"It is important for poets to resist becoming professional virtue signalers." Brilliant interview with the poet Rodrigo Toscano bostonreview.net/poetry/rodrigo…
"When one gets quiet, then something wakes up inside one, something happy and quiet like the stars." ―W. B. Yeats, from "The Hour-Glass," 1916.
Why does inspiration always strike when you sit down to do a paid assignment? #creativeproblems #writerproblems #IdRatherBeDoingAnythingElse
It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. #EECummings
"If the poet is a bowerbird, collecting bright bits of language, the poem is our love nest—made not just decoratively, but to continue the species." —Eleni Sikelianos on the Harriet blog. poet.ly/eFJm30iyo6f
My daughter said, "Your gray hair means you're old." I said, "No, it means I'm aging confidently." #ageism #aginggracefully
The #StoryOfUs with Morgan Freeman on #NatGeo is so good! Watch if you prefer stimulating, thought-provoking tv over mind-numbing tv.
Artist & #GramFam Prof. Drék Davis channels W.E.B DuBois. #bayouartist #bayoulife #BlackHistoryMonth #mywords issuu.com/bayoulifemagaz…
Want a recipe for traditional #OnlyLouisiana king cake?! Grab it here and get to baking, it's officially Carnival!👑 ⚜bit.ly/1RDzM3j
Happy New Year, Louisiana! May 2017 be filled with blessings for our families. #lagov
This poem may be titled "For the New Year," but it's apt for today, as we prepare to gather around tables and break bread together.
I learned today that diamonds can be used as high-tech data storage units. #TheMoreYouKnow
mixtape, n.: Here's a sixteen-track digest of my world view, and you can sing along.
In honor of Ilyse Kusnetz, I offer this poem. May her words carry on. May they get you in the gut. rattle.com/harbinger-by-i…
My heart is too small to hold this night. —Nancy Gomez rattle.com/supernova-by-n…
Today in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo nonstop coast to coast. #tdih poet.ly/CgeL303y185
Last night I found the poem "Supernova" by #NancyGomez in @RattleMag Summer 16. It's worth reading every night, forever.
While I can't choose what happens in my life, I can choose how I react. I'm learning that's often all that separates tragedy from triumph.
United States トレンド
- 1. Belichick N/A
- 2. Bill Polian N/A
- 3. Hall of Fame N/A
- 4. #TheMaskedSinger N/A
- 5. Brady N/A
- 6. HOFer N/A
- 7. Spygate N/A
- 8. Nebraska N/A
- 9. #DelcyPorLaPaz N/A
- 10. NFL HOF N/A
- 11. Palat N/A
- 12. #DelcyConMiguelCabrera N/A
- 13. The HOF N/A
- 14. Webb N/A
- 15. Jamarques Lawrence N/A
- 16. Kraft N/A
- 17. Rutgers N/A
- 18. Derrick Moore N/A
- 19. Barry Bonds N/A
- 20. Rienk Mast N/A
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