And so, if it’s (still) hopeless, 2019, all the more reason to cultivate garden, play with Dominic, work on yr Italian pronunciation, sing aloud Carole King songs, have CTSA reunions, host STN skull sessions, seek…
I’ve had a year like no other. So much happened, but what stands out is all the love. I can’t be grateful enough for family and friends who did so much for me. My Mom…
1 paperback, Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium 1 check from S, for Improv Wisdom class tuition 1 graduation ticket for T’s May commencement ceremony, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 1 hand-written…
Allen Ginsberg, Allen Verbatim: Lectures on Poetry, Politics, Consciousness, edited by Gordon Ball There are many influences that went into my creating Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine, and Allen Ginsberg was a major one. Here…
Jessie Sandova, From the Monastery to the World: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal (Counterpoint Press, 2017) I had initial high hopes for reading the correspondence of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal. I started…
for Cami “I love Russia, Aliosha, I love the Russian God, though I am a scoundrel myself.” –Dmitry Karamazov So, maybe you’ve already taken the plunge back in Wisconsin, and are now immersed in “A Nice…
Maria is taking a class with me based on The Book of Mev. One of the weekly themes was Direct Address, and Maria wrote the following and gave me permission to share it. Dear “Hermana…
In the last year and a half, I have benefited enormously from exchanges with Lindsey, who lives in Brooklyn.