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MLK, Always Arriving
“And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you.” Most of us can hear Martin Luther King’s thunder and cadence from his speech in Memphis the day before his death in 1968. He knew – a voice was … Continue reading
Armageddon Blues
I am happy to see my poem, Armageddon Blues, in the winter issue of Salamander. The poem is full of irony and tenderness for the challenges of everyday life in times of siege. The unthinkable seems to suck all … Continue reading
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Tagged armageddon, Armageddon Blues, dialectics, dialog, poetry, political poetry, Salamander
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Winter Dance
Winter Dance Birds moving in the dead of winter – where to? Half the tribe whirls towards the west, then breaks with sudden panic, flapping to an open tree; they mark its naked branches hot-house blooms forced open or scarves … Continue reading
The New on my Sleeve
In spite of my jaded self, wearing Ecclesiastes as a badge sewn onto velvet sleeves, I laugh. The sky knows no calendar. It doesn’t give a whiff for New Years. But damn, those clouds, puffed sweetly across the sky … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes, Goodness, New Years, nothing new under the sun, poetry
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The Intimate Nature of Radical Times
Oh, the curse from the Chinese: “May he live in interesting times.” We’re living those interesting, precarious times: we are in the middle of structures, nations, assumptions breaking apart. London is calling, Paris, Brazil, US falling. We’re deep inside that … Continue reading
To France: The Gift of Not Knowing
For Noël, the French received a gift of unknowingness. It’s a lucky gift! Les gilets jaunes have doled out confusion to their compatriots who are singularly sure of themselves, gifted in the pur et dur, the absolute. Their clipped … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Descartes, les fêtes, Noel, not knowing, Paris
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How to Do Thanksgiving during a civil war
Even the hardest hearts have a soft spot for Thanksgiving. It’s love for the cornucopia, the harvest that spills in fullness from a stony season. It’s the fact that somehow our motley immigrant crew has extended out in bursts and … Continue reading
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Tagged civil discourse, Civil War, gratitude, holiday, Shabbat, Thanksgiving
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Hills, Shadowed Valleys, Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods, of hills and shadowed valleys. The valleys or “hollers” – Pittsburgh is on the edge of Appalachia – have had plenty of darkness over different eras. Parts of the city seem backwoods, almost abandoned … Continue reading
Anthropocene’s Shock of Beauty
Dear Photographers of the Anthropocene Art show, You’ve probably noticed the problem? It’s about reactions to climate change and the geologic epoch named for our human interference. In your cautionary Toronto art show, with its corollary film, Anthropocene, you want … Continue reading