Women Die Like Trees by Marilou Awiakta Women die like trees, limb by limb as strain of bearing shade and fruit drains sap from branch and stem as weight of ice with wrench of wind split the heart, loosen grip of roots until the tree falls with a sign— unheard except by those nearby— to […]
on wiener/edwards/clinton/pastors/cheaters/liars: “Constituted power is the product of a grey, incessant alchemy in which good and evil and, along with them, all the metals of traditional ethics reach their point of fusion. It thus becomes a question of irresponsibility and the inability to judge…though one that is situated not beyond good and evil, but rather […]
“geography is the earth slowly moving against itself.” – Ander Monson Tarot readings for blossoming cities occur in eastern sectors, and spread growth. how hummingbirds draw nectar in winter’s decay, growth unfolds clasping hands holding or hindering hibernation. this is nature’s Darwin phase, where willows weep and winter retreats. so morning’s sparrow sings, rebirthing things […]
they say that the good girls are the ones that keep diaries, and the bad girls never have time to write them. writers share their stories. and empower others to open up their experiences as well. each story is a part of the historical data set and an omission of perspective can cause many discrepancies. […]
Lovely Vivid Hues: A city is made mostly of the shade grey. Is it relevant that sky and sea are most regularly blue? Can grey penetrate blue? Most cities need air/water. Advance/Retreat: So then there’s abraham lincoln and this concept that a house split in 2 is not one. and research shows that half the […]
poets matter so much they are laureates. laureate is defined: Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction// or: Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor// or: (the Archaic definition) Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown. a recent laureate, Charles Simic, stated the following about a poet’s job description. These […]
“Well, Art is Art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.” –Groucho Marx
Y/N (IDK) everything is yes or no everything is come and go I’m tired of putting ideas into boxes in houses or buildings or squares. I cannot check yes, or no. who fathomed to create the idea that anything could be so defined as to choose for yourself if you are inside lines? sometimes even […]
Let’s imagine there’s an earthquake tomorrow in the average university town. If only two buildings remained intact at the end of the earthquake, what would they have to be in order to rebuild everything that had been lost? Number one would be the medical building, because you need that to help people survive, to heal […]
Stickers + buttons + bumper stickers + super glue = important. Uniqueness. In education we spend so much time emphasizing to the youth their importance as individuals. I find they do not believe me and in fact question most of the concept for multiple reasons. Essentially we are in a culture of assimilation, *some call […]
