What have I been up to? I've been watching these poetry classes from Yale Open Course. They are so meaty that I can watch them over and over and pick up something new every time. I've never actually studied poetry, so it has been a real treat. I stream these videos on my laptop (macbook pro) and use Google Chrome to get them up on the the TV. I bought myself a SmartTV for an early birthday present and should check and see if I can get right to YouTube from there. I love this guy Hammer! There are lots of videos in this class. The handouts and whatever the class is seeing on the overhead is not available which is annoying but probably has to do with copyright.
Friday – April 26, 2024 – Eastertide
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Today’s Gospel Reading: John 14:1-6 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not
let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.
In my F...
Important book launch in Fes
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Beacon Books invite you to the book launch of their much anticipated book, *A
Spiritual Guide to Fes *and we feel that it is only right that the event
sh...
Art, Ecology, Poetry: The Cascadia Field Guide
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What a delight to have a poem honoring the rufous hummingbird included in
this gorgeous field guide/anthology from Mountaineers Books. Huge thanks to
Eliza...
cancer stuff update
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Hey folks,
Just wanted to check in and let you all know that things are finally moving
again here. I got some good news on Monday, which is to say that ...
Marie Griffin: Poetry: Oct 2021
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Southern Legitimacy Statement: The simple fact of being a South Carolinian
is enough to qualify me as southern, but i feel my inner southerner is a
result ...
Interesting bug
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This afternoon I saw a treehopper (or some kind of hopper) on the kitchen
window screen, so went outside to photograph it.
[image: Sharp-planthopper-UID-...
Still Life with a Hundred Crucifixions
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Aaron Smith's new collection, PRIMER, is due from Pitt on October 5 of this
year. Here's a dead-on comment from Tracy K. Smith about Aaron's work: "*Aaron ...
A Dispersed Set of Nodes
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from THE FLAMETHROWERS
by Rachel Kushner
...We seemed to share certain ideas about what happens in childhood, when
you have to place yourself under the sig...
Four Fictions
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The feature well of this week’s issue of Washington City Paper is dedicated
to fiction for the first time in a long time. I sifted through the 50-odd
submi...
15.11.42
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Church bells rung this morning – in celebration of the victory in Egypt.
[1] The first time that I have heard them in over two years. [1] Following
the att...
Quick Before Summer is Over
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14 weeks since my last entry? Jees! Well, as I posted on my facebook
status just moments ago -- it's facebook's fault. I have become a daily
user of th...