Tag: spoken word
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1,000 miles: step 27
It’s the first of April. I’ve been anxious for this month. Not only does a certain Immigration Reform march occur in 9 days, but today marks the beginning of a beautiful month. And baby, I’m talking National Poetry Month. Last year, I spent the month writing poetry nearly every day as part of an every-day…
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1,000 miles: step 19
From poet Chad Anderson’s “Like Math”: And I said, “Words, what are words when I love you like math?” And she said, “Like math, is that how you think you love me? You love me like….” I said, “I love you like math, Infinite and exact…” … Most days, the word hate isn’t in my…
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1,000 miles: step 17
“I suppose, I love this life in spite of my clenched fist. …we all have different reasons for forgetting how to breathe…” Last Wednesday, my English professor shared Andrea Gibson’s “For Eli” with our class. He said the video was a response from one of our classmates to a class discussion on war. He meant,…
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