Who is free in the tearing wind? Is it the poet, the prophet? Is it Lear or Shakespeare, Ahab or Melville? Was Martin Luther King free? Who is free in the tearing wind?
Who is free in the tearing wind? Is it the poet, the prophet? Is it Lear or Shakespeare, Ahab or Melville? Was Martin Luther King free? Who is free in the tearing wind?
Tortilla Soup Gloop
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My defrosted leftover blackbean pulled pork carrot cabbage soup became
tortilla soup gloop because I added strips of corn tortillas, a can of
crushed tom...
To Delight in Me
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… I can’t do it if I know I’m looking. This is from The Well-Played Game: A
Player’s Philosophy by Bernard De Koven (2013): … I like seeing myself
doing so...
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I went out to write last night, for the first time in two weeks, and I
guess it was the right thing to do because all three drafts poured out of
me, a ru...
Three Working-Class Poems
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Longing for Power It’s to work, to home, to work, to home, to work to
death. Sunshine deficient, happy deficient, and smile deficient. They die
with a brai...
Human Rights Day Today
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The Nobel Peace Prize this year went to Narges Mohammadi, 51, of Iran. She
was arrested 13 times, convicted for five and sentenced to a total of 31
years ...
Stay away from the pool
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My mother & I were visiting a friend of hers who was living in an apartment
complex that I regarded at the time as positively palatial, what for the
commun...
In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP
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We have asked Ed Ochester (above) to edit our Sunday poetry pages for the
next few months. Here is one of Ed's poems: March of the Penguins The
editor of N...
“In spite of all the learned have said ...”
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Philip Freneau
Philip Freneau (1752-1852) was a journalist and poet in the early years our
country was forming. And, oh, by the way, I once wrote an under...
Jason Tandon
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Born in Hartford, CT in 1975, Jason Tandon is the author of four books of
poetry, including *The Actual World*, *Quality of Life*, and *Give Over the
Hec...
Balance is important in design
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo
ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis Theme natoque penatibus et
magnis dis ...
Feeding therapy FINALLY!!
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There is so much to catch up on and yet so little. I have noticed that the
last year has felt like an inward journey and so telling a story hasn’t
fe...
One year gone ...
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*Meeting Mark Mothersbaugh*
Today marks one year as editor of *Fresh Water *for me. Man-o-man, what a
ride it has been. Despite the intensity of the job, o...
I'm still here
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Just posting here to let anyone know (whoever is still dropping by from
time to time) that I still haven't disappeared, I've just been spending
time away f...
2015 Mini Gift Guide
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A mini last-minute gift guide...it's been quite some time since I've
posted. But I love the holidays so much and sharing gifts that I think
would be great ...
In a Landscape - The Playlist
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John Cage, “In a Landscape”
Bob Dylan, “My Back Pages”
Neil Young, “Ambulance Blues”
The Twilight Zone Theme
Babylon 5 Theme
Simon & Garfunkel, “Richard Co...
6 comments:
Who is free in the tearing wind? Is it the poet, the prophet? Is it Lear or Shakespeare, Ahab or Melville? Was Martin Luther King free? Who is free in the tearing wind?
David Milliken
Who is free in the tearing wind? Is it the poet, the prophet? Is it Lear or Shakespeare, Ahab or Melville? Was Martin Luther King free? Who is free in the tearing wind?
David Milliken
Very comforting to read this. Thanks Nin.
I like to see this poem (and your drawing) and hear it. Music for your drawings to move by.
Thanks for this poem, Nin. And Jonathan, I've been back to it many times now. Yes, there is comfort here, very tough comfort.
David Milliken
Thanks for this poem, Nin. And Jonathan, I've been back to it many times now. Yes, there is comfort here, very tough comfort.
David Milliken
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