https://archive.org/stream/randalljarrellsl00jarr_0#page/n0/mode/1up ++++ Wikipedia Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children’s author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Jarrell ++++ Poem 90 North BY RANDALL JARRELL At home, in my flannel gown, like a bear […]
Archives for August 2017
Laura, the Woman Who Helped Me Survive Cancer When I was 28
YEARS LATER, Laura said, “Are you ever going to get me out of your system?” It was a rhetorical question, the kind one asks when too many events have passed to make an answer possible. In this case, however, the answer is that I will never get her out of my system. I will always […]
Not only does Trump’s NYC monstrosity debase Columbus Circle, but it fails to protect cancer patients from the rain
Originally shared by e-architect, August 17, 2015 Donald Trump, the New York City real estate magnate with shockingly bad taste is running for President of the United States in a crowded Republican primary field. Trump is in first place. Last week’s New York Times headline read: “Trump Says He’d Be a Smarter President Than His […]
The White Separatist Murder of Heather Heyer Who Demonstrated for Racial Equality
From the President of Synagogue Beit Israel, Charlottesville, VA At Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, VA, we are deeply grateful for the support and prayers of the broader Reform Jewish community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Heather Heyer and the two Virginia State Police officers, H. Jay Cullen and Berke Bates, who lost […]
My Two Days in a Homeless Shelter in Brooklyn
Tuesday, August 1, 2017. This morning I left a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, New York where I spent the last two nights. ++++ ++++ Last night I returned “home” at 9:30. The hard and fast curfew is 10. The three or four uniformed guards made sure I was secure. My backpack was scanned by an […]