Words of Albert Camus
Patti Smith at her own Substack: Recently I was in San Francisco and did a book event with Lynn Goldsmith for her book before/Easter/after. We were staying in the same
Poem: So Live Your Life
So live your life that the fear of deathcan never enter your heart. Troubleno one about their religion; respectothers in their view, and demandthat they respect yours. Love your life,
Poem: Don’t Stop
Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before.It’s about a dark night, a path, thick woods.The light was nailed shut, then opened like a door. The cabin you found
Poem: Letter to Myself
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I sometimes wonderIf you remember me at all,Beneath your stressful daysAnd endless nights. Do you remember me? I have hidden here,WaitingJust for you. Because
Poem: ‘Nirvana’ by Charles Bukowski
Not much chance, completely cut loose from purpose, he was a young man riding a bus through North Carolina on the way to somewhere. … Continue readingPoem: ‘Nirvana’ by Charles Bukowski
8 Ways to Ruin (and Rebuild) a Piece of Art
Tracy Calder at Cupoty: Artist Amy Sillman knows how to ruin a painting. In fact, she takes great delight in it. Sillman is one of more than 40 creatives featured
Come Kneel to Me: A Poem By Irshad Salim
Come quick feel the breath of life beating by; come take elixir poison to cut. Come quick gulp one breath, gasp not… … Continue readingCome Kneel to Me: A Poem By Irshad Salim
Occupied – Stolen Lands: A Bit About Historical Ado (Poem)
Over epochs of time,By apparent design,Man cycles thru being, barbarous beasts.To being better behaved at social feasts. For short times, if it lasts at all,Peace and quiet reigns tolerantly tall.Abundance
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Poem: The Pleasures of Age
by Thomas Dorsett: Nothing matters; that’s why I still work. Poems none read, translations none want; I’m prodigious as Nature is with her seeds. … Continue readingPoem: The Pleasures of Age
Poem: October By Robert Frost
O hushed October morning mild,Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,Should waste them all.The crows above the forest call;Tomorrow they may form and go.O hushed
Jal, Pakistani Pop Rock Band in Dhaka
From Dawn: Jal marked its much-awaited return to Bangladesh after 14 years with its Legends of the Decade concert in Dhaka on Saturday but the event, hoped to be a
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Chain of Light (Short Film)
Shared by Farooq Bazai: A new Album of renowned Pakistani sufic poet-singer and Qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has been released after 27 years of his death. The treasure was
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