Wow— the NYC flooding sounds terrible— reached out to my family who lives in Harlem/Brooklyn! 🙏💛

Rain Wreaks Havoc on New York’s Mass Transit System (Published 2023)

New York City’s subways, often described as the nervous system of the megalopolis, were thrown into disarray, stranding commuters.

“The greatest thing about poetry is that it can ambush you. You can be moving through the most ordinary day, and then you read or hear a poem and suddenly everything around you sharpens.” ~Rita Dove

Two Poets Who Debated Every Syllable (Published 2023)

Rita Dove taught Safiya Sinclair that “it’s OK to say a thing plainly.”

I’m so excited— I wake up a little earlier every year to savor the moment! 
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Thursday 5 October, 13:00 CEST at the earliest https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-prizes-in-literature/

I need to go to bed by 10:30 pm/11:00 pm for my 5:30ish am start or the afternoon is rough. (But there are so many things to read in the evening). 2 more classes to go!

👻 https://imse-production-010821.s3.amazonaws.com/digital_downloads/Syllable+Bat.pdf

"The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person" ~Czeslaw Milosz

Adorable 🦦