An Unemployed Machinist
by John Giorno
An unemployed
machinist
An unemployed machinist
who travelled
here
who travelled here
from Georgia
from Georgia 10 days ago
10 days ago
and could not find
a job
and could not find a job
walked
into a police station
walking into a police station
yesterday and said
yesterday
and said:
“I’m tired
of being scared
I’m tired of being scared.”
Archive for the ‘Anger’ Category
An Unemployed Machinist by John Giorno
Posted in Anger, Community, Economic Crisis, Fear, tagged Absence, Anger, Art, Books, Building, Community, Drama, Faith, Family, Fear, Fiction, Grief, Journey, Life, Life and How to Live It, Loss, Nonfiction, Poetry, Transitions, Work, Writers, Writing, Writing Community on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sailing through: blessing the boats by Lucille Clifton
Posted in Absence, Anger, Art, Building, Community, Economic Crisis, Hard Times, Journey, Life, Loss, Poetry, Prayer, War, tagged Absence, Anger, Art, Building, Community, Drama, Economic Crisis, Faith, Fear, Fiction, Grief, Hard Times, Journey, Liam Rector, Life, Life and How to Live It, Loss, Nonfiction, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Presidential Election, Students, Teachers, The Beautiful Work, War, Writers, Writing, Writing Community on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
blessing the boats
by Lucille Clifton
(at St. Mary’s)
may the tide
that is entering even now
the lip of our understanding
carry you out
beyond the face of fear
may you kiss
the wind then turn from it
certain that it will
love your back may you
open your eyes to water
water waving forever
and may you in your innocence
sail through this to that
What Work Is by Phillip Levine
Posted in Anger, Art, Building, Community, Fear, Journey, Liam Rector, Loss, Poetry, Presidential Campaign, Truth, tagged A New Depression, Accountability, Anger, Art, Books, Building, Community, Drama, Economy, Family, Fear, Fiction, Journey, Liam Rector, Life, Life and How to Live It, Loss, Nonfiction, Phillip Levine, Poetry, Politics, Politics and Human Lives, Poverty, Presidential Campaign, Presidential Election, Surviving, Truth, Unemployment, Writers, Writing, Writing Community on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In times of crisis, we learn, and love wins.
What Work Is
by Phillip Levine
We stand in the rain in a long line
waiting at Ford Highland Park. For work.
You know what work is–if you’re
old enough to read this you know what
work is, although you may not do it.
Forget you. This is about waiting,
shifting from one foot [...]
Palin–Fear Grows
Posted in Anger, Art, Bennington, Community, Fear, Liam Rector, Loss, Presidential Campaign, Writing, tagged Anger, Art, Banned Books, Bennington, Books, Censorship, Commonplace Books, Community, Drama, Fear, Fiction, First Amendment, Liam Rector, Loss, Nonfiction, Poetry, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Writers, Writing, Writing Community on September 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
IS SARAH PALIN A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ALL POETS AND WRITERS?
Before she was elected governor, she was mayor of a tiny Anchorage suburb, where her greatest accomplishment was raising the sales tax to build a hockey rink. According to Time magazine, she also sought to have books banned from the local library and threatened to [...]
Nothing to say except that I’m afraid: Sarah Palin
Posted in Anger, Community, Faith, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Uncategorized, tagged Anger, Community, Environment, Faith, Life, Life and How to Live It, McCain, National Security, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Thinking, Voting, Work, Writers, Writing, Writing Community on August 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Who is Sarah Palin? Who is the woman that McCain thinks we should trust to be one heartbeat away from the White House? Here’s some basic background:
She was elected Alaska’s governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no [...]
Nothing Twice by Wislawa Szymborska
Posted in Absence, Anger, Art, Bennington, Books, Community, Faith, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Journey, Language, Liam Rector, Life, Loss, Poetry, Prayer, Students, Teachers, The Beautiful Work, Transitions, Truth, Work, Writing, tagged Absence, Anger, Art, Bennington, Books, Community, Faith, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Journey, Language, Liam Rector, Life, Loss, Poetry, Prayer, Students, Teachers, The Beautiful Work, Transitions, Truth, Work, Writing on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nothing Twice
by Wislawa Szymborska
Translated by Clare Cavanagh and Stanislaw Baranczak
Nothing can ever happen twice.
In consequence, the sorry fact is
that we arrive here improvised
and leave without the chance to practice.
Even if there is no one dumber,
if you’re the planet’s biggest dunce,
you can’t repeat the class in summer:
this course is only offered once.
No day copies [...]
