20 Years The least you could do, if you ask someone to die for you, is take care of them, if they survive. -DPC
Category: Books and Writers
When it comes to poems you just start reading them out loud and see what happens-DPC
https://youtu.be/N2XPKRP7eSI “You got to make your own worlds, you got to write yourself in. Whether you were a part of the greater society or not, you got to write yourself in.” -Octavia E. Butler on why she became a writer. Charlie Rose interview. June 1, 2000.
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“To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.” -bell hooks, “Feminism is For Everybody: Passionate Politics.” Are you an early-career writer from a community that’s underrepresented in publishing? The PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship is accepting applications through January 31, 2023. The… Continue reading Links For The Voracious
Autumn is Here
the lesson of the falling leaves the leaves believe such letting go is lovesuch love is faithsuch faith is grace such grace is godi agree with the leaves -Lucille Clifton
“But the grandeur of life is that attempt:” Toni Morrison on what survival can look like
At a literary talk, moderator Juan Williams asked Toni Morrison and Frank McCourt this question: “How do you survive whole in a world where we are all victims of something?” Morrison’s answer offers an approach to living that can be shaped by hopefulness and imagination. She said, “Sometimes you don’t survive whole, you just survive… Continue reading “But the grandeur of life is that attempt:” Toni Morrison on what survival can look like
Happy Birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7, 1917. In honor of her birthday, enjoy one of her poems. “Speech To The Young” is timeless. The sampling of the line "Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night." has even become a hit on Tik Tok. Speech to the Young: Speech… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks
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“Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.”-Mae C. Jemison Museum guards spend more time with an art museum’s collection than anyone else. The Baltimore Art Museum’s newest show, “Guarding the Art” is curated by 17 museum guards. Kellen Johnson describes the inspiration for the works he selected for the show. https://youtu.be/uQjYq0cDHAM “Liner Notes For The… Continue reading Links For The Voracious
A beautiful passage from professor, author, and all around genius Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom on Venus and Serena Williams. It is a powerful thing to name what it means and looks like to see yourself in the details of champions who are larger than life, in part because they are just like you. “They were… Continue reading
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ words are a reminder that the one one life we get should be filled with purpose and contentment.
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