Top 5 LXI: Poetry
Recently I've started giving books of poetry as thank-you gifts to clients. Here are five excerpts that caught my eye before I wrapped them.
- though I have / botched this, bungled that, the errancies / reveal it would not be better if things happened / just as I wished (Arthur Sze, “Doppler Effect,” in his Sight Lines, 2019
- A poet says there is something alive / about the desert. Blistering childhoods breed / a certain strain of resilience. (Su Hwang, “Duende Essays,” in her Bodega, 2019)
- Well, if we burnt, it was at least New York / Everybody in New York is in a sitcom (Derek Walcott, “In the Village,” in his White Egrets, 2010)
- Oh let us make / the invisible visible / if only to prove / our poetry (Erica Jong, “Visible/Invisible,” in her The World Began with Yes, 2019)
- You are forever swinging between this being and another, one being and another. There is a word for it crawling in your mouth each night. Speak it. (Carolyn Forché’s “Ancapagari,” in her Gathering the Tribes, 1976)
Transformational Coach. Visual Artist. Educator. Poet. Elder passionate about social justice, equality, learning, and supporting the arts. Gatherer. Big fan of wonder walks and open spaces where everyone has a place.
5 年Our local used bookstore usually has a nice selection of gift-worthy editions. Proceeds benefit adults with disabilities.?
Contemporary Conceptual Artist/Philanthropy Advocate
5 年Great approach to connecting with people...the ultimate client relations strategy.
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5 年Love it. Such a great idea