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Morning Poem: David Kirby’s “Get up, Please”

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I came across this poem yesterday and love its meditation on gratitude, on how we show respect and to whom. As Americans, we may taut the value of experience and the need to respect those who have lived long enough to level up in this crazy world, but ours is not a culture of respect. … [Read more…]

Morning Poem: Joe Wilkins’s “Then I Packed You Up the Ridge Like a Brother on My Back”

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Okay, so it’s not morning anymore. Still, I thought this day needed a little poetry action. My choice: Joe Wilkins’s “Then I Packed You Up the Ridge Like a Brother on My Back.” It’s the featured poem today over at Poetry Daily. I am not a hunter. I have nothing against those who are, so long as … [Read more…]