Eating Poetry (XXI) – Occasionally A human being Saw my light
Florine Stettheimer, Soiree, 1917-1919 Beinecke Library, Yale University Occasionally A human being Saw my light Rushed in Got singed Got scared Rushed out Called fire Or it happened That he tried To subdue it Or it happened That he tried to extinguish it Never did a friend Enjoy it The way it was. So I […]
Political and Poetical Thinking
Lea Carpenter at Big Think ruminates on alternative responses and needs attached to the “Ground Zero” Islamic center dispute. In “A Poet for the Mosque,” she writes, Let them build it. Is this what the rationalists want us to say? Let them build it. These four words counter the one, more emotional one—never—echoing across anger […]
T.S. Eliot – La Figlia Che Piange
(H/T Maureen Doallas)
Eating Poetry (XX) – blessing the boats
For Chris Al-Aswad 1979-2010 Artist, Writer, Social Media Maven, Generous Spirit, Creator and Editor of Escape Into Life —— blessing the boats by Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from […]