The advantage of picking up a used copy of collected #poems are the intros. by scholars. Learned this about Muriel Rukeyser today 🍂📖 “We need look no further than the FBI file of more than 100 pages focused on Rukeyser, the agency's labeling of her as a 'concealed Communist’ (Dayton 12), or the House Un-American Activities Committee's censure of Sarah Lawrence College in November 1958 for employing her (Folsom 1) to appreciate the international reputation she earned as a powerful voice against the violence of war, poverty, racism…”

One #reading spot— started a #book Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli #November

Today was beautiful. A “Red Dress” art exhibit, almond croissants, perfect outdoor reading spots, leaves & warmth— enjoyed the weather. Here is one pic. #Pittsburgh #Autumn

Trying out the movie soon… loved the book & this author interview. #AllTheLightWeCannotSee

My friend introduced me to John Trudell’s music years ago. He met him on a reservation & liked to share his stories when Bob Dylan popped into our conversations— was listening to his music last night— on a whim. “In one of the book’s more eloquent and emotional pieces, on John Trudell’s “Doesn’t Hurt Anymore”—Trudell’s pregnant wife, three children, and mother-in-law were killed in a suspicious house fire in 1979, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, in Montana—he writes that what ultimately unites people “is suffering and suffering only.” Dylan understands that the most important thing about a song—maybe the most important thing about living—is how it makes you feel. Sometimes putting that feeling down on paper is impossible to do without getting a little weird.” A Response to Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy of Modern Song”

The New Yorker

A Response to Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy of Modern Song”

There was something missing from the bard’s recent book. . . .

Here is a #poem for you love birds. Or whoever needs something to warm the spirit. Last night, I attended Words Without Borders Virtual Gala to celebrate theor 20th anniversary… this poem was mentioned as one of the most read on the website.

Words Without Borders

Union by Abdulla Pashew - Words Without Borders

I don’t know how to become one with you. If you’re heaven, then tell me. I will kneel to every god. If you’re hell, then tell me. I will fill...

“Perdona que me tuve que ausentar por un momento” “Pardon me, I had to step out for a moment” Natalie Lafourcade #music

#Morning #Sunrise

Tuesday ☀️☀️ #October #Autumn #Walk