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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Poem for the week: Wild Geese
Most likely, you already know this poem, an anthem to belonging by beloved poet Mary Oliver. Though my unstated mission with these weekly posts is to share lesser-known poems, I’m making an exception with this one. You can certainly find … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged Lent, Mary Oliver, poem, poem of the week, poetry, Wild Geese
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Reading List: Chicken-Keeping
There’s this picture of my sister and me. We’re on the eucalyptus leaf-strewn lawn of the public library. In the background, you can see the fluffy haunches of some kid’s cat– surely the kind of pet the librarians had in … Continue reading
By Storylight: The Moth in Portland
Thursday night, The Moth came to Portland. I have to say that I didn’t know anything about it before my friends invited me to the sold-out show. The week was a busy one, and I had just enough time to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, nonfiction, Writing
Tagged Ed Gavagan, Faye Lane, Portland Bridge Book, Sharon Wood Wortman, The Moth, The Moth Portland
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Indie Bookstore Revival!
Let’s hear it. How much do you love your local bookstore? What’s it like there, when’s the best time to go, who’s your favorite book-nerd-behind-the-counter, what would you do if your bookstore closed down? Inspired by this barely-glimpsed headline in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Community, Reading
Tagged books, booksellers, indebound, independent bookstores, indie bookstores, Powell's, reading, technophobia
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Poem for the weekend: The Self as Constellation
I’ve now read cover to cover the collection of which this is the title poem. Jeanine Hathaway’s work is startling and familiar both, and this poem is a good example of that delicious simultaneity. She’s an incredible poet, and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Books, poetry
Tagged Jeanine Hathaway, poem, poem of the week, poetry, self as constellation
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What must I do…?
I’ve been really curious about the Reformation lately, reading and watching whatever I can find on the subject. There’s the National Geographic article on Martin Luther, dated 1983, the 500th anniversary of his birth. It looks at the Germany he … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Faith
Tagged Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva vows, Christian journey, Christianity, four noble truths, Matthew 5:21-37, Reformation
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Reading on Balance
I absolutely loved this post on Munrovian, writer Karen Munro’s blog, wherein she tallied up the books she read in 2010 and looked at the ratios according to specific criteria. Clearly she had previously set goals to counter reading biases … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reading
Tagged book balance, books, reading, reading bias, statistics, year in review, year of blogging
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Poem for the Week: Love After Love
This poem has been hand-written and given to me by two different friends at very different times in my life. The first time I read it, I was 19 and had just broken up with my first serious boyfriend. I … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Self-knowledge
Tagged Derek Walcott, love, Love After Love, love poems, poem, poem of the week
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