This week in ModPo we are studying the Beats and I called into the webcast earlier this week to add to the noise. In preparing for Meraki Radio this week, I was planning on reading poetry from the Sept and Oct POETRY magazines– in fact, I’ve been dragging these periodicals to the studio for the
I think a lot about the blur between science and art, how these two things that to some may seem exclusive, are anything but. Here, to me, is a beautiful example of that blur.
I posted originally about Morning Glory here, and am continuing the conversation with a second post including the cover, back cover, and a few other pages for your review. Please enjoy! Interestingly, there are a series of pages repeated in this volume, including the Uncle Horace poem I posted in the first review. I had thought
I found this compilation of poetry titled Morning Glory that was published by the California Lutheran College in 1977. There are authors included with each poem, but none of whom I am familiar. There is no information about who contributed to this book or how the organization was decided, etc. I am not sure what the
Summer (right) came into existence in early June and I posted an early photo of the abstract migrant before he even had a name. Summer got his name sometime on the road when he traveled with me to the East Coast. When I started the study of the color brown in August, Autumn showed up
Source I am house-sitting for fellow reader K8 who is off vacationing in Japan, and as such I have access to Prime Video and discovered Undone last night. It is an animated series and is compelling to watch– the story so far (I watched only a few episodes) is about a woman, Alma, who might
You all may know that the global climate strike that is happening September 20 in anticipation of the UN Climate conference. I hope everyone will participate! Here is motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=Vw58ckJdDmI. If you don’t know about Greta Thunberg, this climate conversation is a must. If you do know about her, you’ll love hearing her talk with
I write this post with a chill in the air. I have no clue how many books I read, but it was fun. Thanks for being here! Join us during Open Arts, where we explore the arts generally until we meet again for our Winter Reading Session. Until soon, A
This book, which is available to read online, was recommended to our incoming new docent training class last year. Now, a year later, I have finished reading it at last. This book is directed to those who manage public institutions and programs. Which of them does not wish to be relevant to as many people
I finished this novel by the poet, Ocean Vuong, yesterday evening. It’s styled as a communication addressed to the narrator’s mother, and the reader can rely on the pronoun “you” as referring to her, a woman born in Vietnam during the war. This is not solely a mother/son story, however. Other personal relationships of the
