Modus Operandi
I am always doing that which I cannot do In order that may learn how to do it –Pablo Picasso
Month: May 2015
A Strategic Vulnerability
Many of those demonstrating for noble causes are discourteous, vilify their opponents, and are often filled with hate. In practical terms, if you do not have the spirit of nonviolence, you create a strategic vulnerability:…
For Carlos, Every Day Is Mother’s Day
Katherine Kelliher read aloud the following letter at tonight’s Share the Wealth on the Restorative Justice Movement. From their week in Los Angeles, Katherine and Anne gave a lot to fill our hearts. Please pass…
Found in a Summary of Allen Ginsberg’s Selected Letters
Saturday Sunny 21 February 2009 Dear Katie Murphy Would you take a ride with me On 55-South You pick exit We’ll find diner or truck stop We’ll take out notebooks Write in silence Then eat…
What Matters
for Lizzie Corcoran Another school year comes to an end We blink a coupla times Nine months go by I read Diane di Prima’s words On Suzuki Roshi And am reminded of what matters Not…
I Should Have Read This before Finishing “Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine”
“There’s just one request I have, Pan: please don’t stick me in any of your books. And if that’s too much to ask, do me a favor and at least leave my name out.” —…
Radical Solidarity: From St. Louis to Honduras
Join me in helping support the important work of Kendra, Hattie, and Nay’Chelle… a lot of small donations add up very quickly!
Reminder
Present moment Precious moment Only moment
Reading Du Fu
Some friends and I are reading Du Fu in David Young’s translation. Here’s what Ye Xie (1627-1703) had to say about him– “Take any one of Du Fu’s poems, or even one line, and everywhere…
The Way It Looked in 1923
Any native people (It’s all the same whether they are civilized or savage) Views their country as their national home Of which they will always be the complete masters They will not voluntarily allow Not…