Hungry Love
The new couple devours Cien Años de Soledad With the same gusto As they devour Each other’s tongue
December Latin America Reading Group: Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage
This month we are discussing Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage at the home of Cheryl and Maria 4265 Cleveland Ave., Apt. 1W Monday 10 December 8:00 p.m. Please bring a question you took away from your…
My Psychic Powers Acknowledged in This Morning’s Email
“How is it that you always know What I need to hear Even when we are 200 miles apart?”
Poem by Lâm Thị Mỹ Dạ
Anh ở xa, em ở xa Vầng trăng ở giữa đôi ta gợi hình Đêm nhìn lên ánh trăng xinh Vầng trăng ấy-nơi chúng mình gặp nhau. — from Green Rice
The Struggle Is One
“In Portuguese, a luta, or in Spanish, la lucha, is the struggle for survival, the struggle to bring about the Reign of God: a piece of bread, a plot of land, a just wage, a…
A Poem by Akiko Yosano
Even at nineteen I knew The violet would fade, The brook would dry up, And life would pass away. Tangled Hair: Selected Tanka from Midaregami trans. Sanford Goldstein and Seishi Shinoda
Gratitudes
Sunday 2 December 2012 Thanks to Daisy Frenchwell for helping with raking the yard and making a delicious fruit salad Thanks to the all people who liked today’s photo of a tanned, twenty-year-old Mev in…
Share the Wealth with Katie Kilcline: Living in Nepal
Join us to hear Katie Kilcline share stories and reflections from her two years of living in Nepal: “I lived in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2006-2008 as part of Jesuit Volunteers International. During that time, the country transitioned…
You Should Call Me Five Times a Week
To tell me a specific feeling you’re feeling in that present moment wonderful moment To express 1/1,000,000,000th how much you treasure Matt To describe one of those famous Chicago winds To share one Gujarati word…
Message from a Friend
A friend sent me this last night: How beautiful Arabic-translated-to-English is….I can’t remember where I was when I heard this or what it’s from: “I’ve waited to speak with you because you are expensive to…