A Small, Needful Fact – Sep. 3, 2020
Is that Eric Garner workedfor some time for the Parks and Rec.Horticultural Department, which means,perhaps, that with his very large hands,perhaps, in all likelihood,he put gently into the earthsome plants which, most likely,some of them, in all likelihood,continue to grow, continueto do what such plants do, like houseand feed small and necessary creatures,like being pleasant […]
Carriers of Love – Aug. 31, 2020
“We always talk about Black suffering… But we never see Black people as carriers of love. We see them as carriers of pain. We see them carriers forever, you know, 400 years of suffering. But not 400 years of fierce love.” –Nikky Finney, “I Come from Love.” Poetry Off the Shelf (podcast)
Open Your Depths – July 31, 2020
You see, I want a lot.Maybe I want it all:the darkness of each endless fall,the shimmering light of each ascent.So many are alive who don’t seem to care.Casual, easy, they move in the worldas though untouched.But you take pleasure in the facesof those who know they thirst.You cherish thosewho grip you for survival.You are not […]
How to Recognize Grace – July 30, 2020
It takes you by surpriseIt comes in odd packagesIt sometimes looks like lossOr mistakesIt acts like rainOr like a seedIt’s both reliable and unpredictableIt’s not what you were aiming atOr what you thought you deservedIt supplies what you needNot necessarily what you wantIt grows you upAnd lets you be a childIt reminds you you’re not […]
