My friend Francis died a year ago on Oct 31st. I talked about him on the radio with Brian (LINK) and with fellow reader Kate – who just had a baby! (LINK) – I am missing Francis and am reading this poem he wrote–
Category: Open Arts
This fascinating book was on my list for months and I finally made time for it. I had expected mostly natural history and discussion of eel biology but this book is so much more. Memoir. Philosophy. Praise of those who brought the science forward. For thousands of years eels, in their various stages of development,
To make a garden grow is to love.To keep a community alive is to love.Create and grow gardens.Dance in them.Raise the Vibration with your hands and bodies.RISE FOR WOMEN AND MOTHER EARTH One Billion Rising is a movement standing up against Gender Based Violence and all violence and I have been participating in it since
If you haven’t heard of City of Asylum – https://cityofasylum.org/ – you should check this organization out! I have visited their physical location in Pittsburgh, PA — such a cool place. This event celebrating Elena Ferrante made me think of y’all so I’m putting a link to the event here:
A longish essay from Orion mag but so worth your time and thoughts. Enjoy. ❤
If you are not on the mailing list, here is another offering from Theater of War Productions. I have attended several events; they have all been powerful. Poetry for the PandemicThursday, November 12, 20207:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST “An evening of readings and a dialogue among distinguished poets and young poets of tomorrow— a
From KDRT, I met Adrian West: LINK Enjoy!
Suman and I made this in September. I need to redo the subtitles, because in addition to the major problem of subtitles overlapping, one either needs to read super fast, or pause the video. Next episode will be in English language and all the backgrounds are already finished! We are waiting ’til we are not
A reminder that you can follow election results at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center tonight starting at 7:30 Mountain Time. Here’s more information on the event and registration details: https://mailchi.mp/upaya/october-27-2020-programs-highlights-1052590?e=5b3c0c9d30.
Thought some of you might be interested in a conversation between these two brilliant writers – Rebecca Solnit and Terry Tempest Williams.
Seasonal Reading 