Open to words, forever–
Now that we’re back to Open Arts I felt this meal was worth sharing. Kamil and I have a fantasy of creating a restaurant called smacznego, which in English translates to enjoy your meal. Bon appétit. Yesterday we served the tasting menu to some friends safely outside on a sunny Sunday. In recent iterations, I’ve
I was able to get this from the Woodland Public Library and am better for having read this challenging, impossible book. So much sadness, so much pain is in nearly every page. The book is about solitary confinement and most of the essays are written by prisoners. Themes across the essays include– denial of freedom,
Thought some of you might be interested in tuning into this conversation. I have listened in on several Point Reyes Books events and they have been exceptional. They do post to YouTube eventually but it takes awhile. https://www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/kazim-ali-and-natalie-diaz
Not sure what I can say about this, only that I am left stunned, speechless by this piece. Beautiful and terrifying. Tender and painful. Much to ponder…
My first job was at a lil bagel shop called Bakin’ Bagels in Maywood, NJ. I worked there for many years. Made myself some nostalgia bagels this morning. They aren’t the prettiest but hey they taste legit! You gotta boil your dough, people.
Neighbor Dave sent this my way– worth a listen if you are brave enough 😉 https://joeblowe.podbean.com/e/interview-wclimatologist-daniel-swain/
Here’s a link to Bill Murray talking about how The Song of the Lark saved his life while early on in his acting career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eOIcWB7jSA
I love Poetry Off the Shelf. This conversation with Khaty Xiong is exceptional. Beautiful and probing and wise and astute.
This was fun to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovyEMlNZlTE I also can’t help but draw the parallel here to poetry, the concept of iteration in learning, meta-cognition, etc. Living in NYC, I went to the Museum of Natural History every weekend for a solid year. One of many iterative endeavors. I can still give a pretty robust tour
I just came across a piece in The New Yorker about this exhibition at Participant Inc.–both a work of art and a curatorial project. “…Berger shares the lives of others. In this case, the subject are six people who have found life-altering connections beyond the you-complete-me clichés of romance, including the autistic philosopher Mark Utter,
Seasonal Reading 