How could I have known I would need to remember your laughter, Lauren K. Alleyne the way it ricocheted—a boomerang flung from your throat, stilling the breathless air. How you were luminous in it. Your smile. Your hair tossed back, flaming. Everyone around you aglow. How I wanted to live in it those times it More
Category: Poetry
How to be perfect
Yet another recommendation from Austin Kleon’s Newsletter. This time a bit more modern. Published in 2013 it still rings very true. The struggle is real. The never-ending advice on “How to be Perfect” is captured by Ron Padgett. It reads like a list of every self-help piece of advice you’ve ever received. As I can’t More
I measure every Grief I meet
I came across the poem thanks to Austin Kleon’s newsletter Cosmic nonsense. The poem he was reading was Emily Dickinson’s “Knows how to forget!”, which I enjoyed. I was inspired to look at the other Emily Dickison poems and this one really stood out. As I continue to live with my grief it is always More
