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Be still sometimes.
May 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Be still sometimes.
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“I felt like I lived a double life. How could this sick side of me be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who knew and loved me?”please read this beautiful essay in @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“I felt like I lived a double life. How could this sick side of me be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who knew and loved me?”please read this beautiful essay in @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
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A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
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Sunday night's waxing crescent Moon low over the lit Manhattan skyline. 🌙
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sunday night's waxing crescent Moon low over the lit Manhattan skyline. 🌙
An all-time favorite.
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
An all-time favorite.
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"And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here."
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here."
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
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“I think it’s absolutely a genocide,” the founder of a think tank in Sudan said. “The people who survived the first bout of genocide in Darfur twentysomething years ago tell me that, based on their experiences on the ground, this is far, far worse.” ttps://https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pwYTZC
How the Conflict in Sudan Became a Humanitarian Catastrophe
After a coup devolved into open warfare, countries across the region have pursued their own policy and commercial interests by backing one side or the other.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“I think it’s absolutely a genocide,” the founder of a think tank in Sudan said. “The people who survived the first bout of genocide in Darfur twentysomething years ago tell me that, based on their experiences on the ground, this is far, far worse.” ttps://https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pwYTZC
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Second Coming by Kate Baer
From their new book of poetry
How About Now, 2025.
From their new book of poetry
How About Now, 2025.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Second Coming by Kate Baer
From their new book of poetry
How About Now, 2025.
From their new book of poetry
How About Now, 2025.
"I want the clarity of catastrophe but not the catastrophe."
“Like everyone else, I want a storm I can dance in.”
— Franny Choi
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This poem appeared in The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi, published by Ecco, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Franny Choi
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This poem appeared in The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi, published by Ecco, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"I want the clarity of catastrophe but not the catastrophe."
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The Messenger, Mary Oliver
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Messenger, Mary Oliver
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“i’m waiting for a few folks // i love dearly to die so i can be myself. / please don’t make me say who.”
— Danez Smith
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This poem appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, No. 15, Summer 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Danez Smith
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This poem appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, No. 15, Summer 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“i’m waiting for a few folks // i love dearly to die so i can be myself. / please don’t make me say who.”
— Danez Smith
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This poem appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, No. 15, Summer 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Danez Smith
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This poem appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, No. 15, Summer 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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A happy ending to the story of the Lost Budgerigar: she was reported rescued this morning in Central Park and will be taken for veterinary care. Thanks to all for your concern, particularly those who observed her and tried to help her. 🦜 💛
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A happy ending to the story of the Lost Budgerigar: she was reported rescued this morning in Central Park and will be taken for veterinary care. Thanks to all for your concern, particularly those who observed her and tried to help her. 🦜 💛
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
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Today’s poem is selected by Sophie Howarth as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
"Praying" appeared in Thirst by Mary Oliver, published by Beacon Press, 2007. Shared here with deep gratitude.
"Praying" appeared in Thirst by Mary Oliver, published by Beacon Press, 2007. Shared here with deep gratitude.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Sophie Howarth as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
"Praying" appeared in Thirst by Mary Oliver, published by Beacon Press, 2007. Shared here with deep gratitude.
"Praying" appeared in Thirst by Mary Oliver, published by Beacon Press, 2007. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Cuomo can say Kościuszko but not Mamdani?
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Cuomo can say Kościuszko but not Mamdani?
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Today’s poem is selected by Saba Keramati as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“breaklight” appeared in Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature, edited by Lorraine Anderson. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“breaklight” appeared in Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature, edited by Lorraine Anderson. Shared here with deep gratitude.
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Saba Keramati as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“breaklight” appeared in Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature, edited by Lorraine Anderson. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“breaklight” appeared in Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature, edited by Lorraine Anderson. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
