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What Use Is Knowing Anything
The dream, then: to eruptinto a sturdier form, like a wild lotus bursting into its tantrum of blades. Kaveh Akbar What if tantrums are songs? What if annihilation makes us sturdier? What if the more we know, the more we don't know? What if the ...
read moreDawn Revisited
Imagine you wake up/ with a second chance: The blue jay/ hawks his pretty wares/ and the oak still stands, spreading/ glorious shade. ... The whole sky is yours/ to write on, blown open/ to a blank page. Come on,/ shake a leg! Rita Dove What if li...
read moreThe Empty Glass
Well, it all makes for interesting conjecture./ And it occurs to me that what is crucial is to believe/ in effort, to believe some good will come of simply trying,/ a good completely untainted by the corrupt initiating impulse/ to persuade or se...
read moreHow to be Happy in 101 Days
Adore stone. Learn to maneuver/ against the heat of things. Should you see butterflies gambol in the air, resist the urge to pinch their wings. Tishani Doshi What would my happiness list include? Write. Read. See. Notice. Experience. Thank. Br...
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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