Dear Bella Levenshteyn You texted you were concerned Your poetry output hasn’t been consistent lately Output flows from input And you’re getting plenty of input At your new position with the farmworkers, right? Lots of thoughts…
We practice to have enough strength to confront problems effectively. To do this, we must be calm, fresh, and solid. That is why we need to practice the art of stopping. When we learn to…
I am connected to Lindsay We are really into our notebooks I am connected to Sarah When she was my 18 year-old student I was her 39 year-old prof I am connected to Jane We’re…
Walking in Forest Park I vow with all beings To be a friendly neighbor To the egrets, ducks, and geese
He who is without sin, let him throw the first stone Let him drop the first canisters of napalm Let him rain down white prosperous on those under ten years of age Let him justify…
You read these few lines On October 3, 2014 For a few seconds of your one and only precious life In an hour you probably won’t remember these lines In a month you likely won’t…
Happy when Amazon.com doesn’t faze me Happy shutting up Happy patiently watering the impatiens Happy to be Joanie’s Feldenkrais student Happy to enjoy I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss
It happens regularly I’m at a café Could be one of five I patronize And my friend and I are going at it I’ll notice that glow That wetness in the eyes That voice shifting…
“I always knew you were majnoon.” “I never denied it.” “But this time you’ve gone too far.” “It makes perfect sense to me!” “You want to learn…” “Judge ye not!” “You want to learn Korean,…
The Avatamsaka Sutra has this teaching: The one contains the all Today Anna Khodorovich and Zhenya Safina enthusiastically shared Their Russian culture in our Intercultural Studies class They gave us a fascinating overview of a…