Dale Favier
@koshtra.bsky.social
Poet and essayist in Portland, Oregon.
A rope is simple, but to untie a knot in it you must move it
in complicated ways.
A rope is simple, but to untie a knot in it you must move it
in complicated ways.
Reposted by Dale Favier
Struck all over again by how utterly weird and wild the first chapter of Moby-Dick is. Were you expecting exposition? Introductions to the main characters? Maybe some scene-setting? LOL no, you're getting a philosophical treatise on water instead. With bonus fart jokes. 🐋
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Struck all over again by how utterly weird and wild the first chapter of Moby-Dick is. Were you expecting exposition? Introductions to the main characters? Maybe some scene-setting? LOL no, you're getting a philosophical treatise on water instead. With bonus fart jokes. 🐋
"One thing I have learned as a crime writer is that you may kill any person you please, but you must never kill the cat." --Peter Lovesey
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"One thing I have learned as a crime writer is that you may kill any person you please, but you must never kill the cat." --Peter Lovesey
Reposted by Dale Favier
Celebrating Emily Dickinson's 195th b-day & more with @victoriamoul.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @jntod.bsky.social @annettemakino.bsky.social @myheadtheforest.bsky.social @johnglenday.bsky.social @writtenbyallison.bsky.social
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 50
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Celebrating Emily Dickinson's 195th b-day & more with @victoriamoul.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @jntod.bsky.social @annettemakino.bsky.social @myheadtheforest.bsky.social @johnglenday.bsky.social @writtenbyallison.bsky.social
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A lovely teaching from Nicole Baden Roshi. (Not a tradition I've ever practiced in, not a teacher I'm familiar with, but a lovely expression of the transcendental hopes I still carry.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb0L...
A New Here: How Practice Opens Different Worlds — Tatsudo Nicole Baden — Dharma Talk at Green Gulch
YouTube video by San Francisco Zen Center
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December 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A lovely teaching from Nicole Baden Roshi. (Not a tradition I've ever practiced in, not a teacher I'm familiar with, but a lovely expression of the transcendental hopes I still carry.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb0L...
Reposted by Dale Favier
This week I have written about William Harvey and the circulation of the blood in the poetry of the 1660s. Not expecting a massive flood of readers for this one.
The heart of man, what Art can e're reveal?
Actually about dissecting hearts, sorry about that.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This week I have written about William Harvey and the circulation of the blood in the poetry of the 1660s. Not expecting a massive flood of readers for this one.
Reposted by Dale Favier
Reposted by Dale Favier
A thing I’ve been using more in conversations about transportation choices is that you don’t have to change your choice.
But providing desirable (reliable, convenient, timely, safe, enjoyable) choices beyond using a car means others in your community might. That benefits the mode you choose, too
But providing desirable (reliable, convenient, timely, safe, enjoyable) choices beyond using a car means others in your community might. That benefits the mode you choose, too
Do you find yourself in conversations with people who like to talk about how "they would never ride a bus" or who worry about "bus stigma"? I was just reminded of this 2017 article of mine, which tries to blow all that nonsense away. Hope you find it useful.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why We Should Stop Talking About 'Bus Stigma'
Obsessing over trying to serve different economic classes on mass transit misses the point.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A thing I’ve been using more in conversations about transportation choices is that you don’t have to change your choice.
But providing desirable (reliable, convenient, timely, safe, enjoyable) choices beyond using a car means others in your community might. That benefits the mode you choose, too
But providing desirable (reliable, convenient, timely, safe, enjoyable) choices beyond using a car means others in your community might. That benefits the mode you choose, too
