Category Archives: Other peoples words

A New Year, A New Way of Approaching Ideas

Posted on January 1, 2010 by randomyriad

when you offer an idea, pretend you have taken it out of your head and put it on the table in front of the group.   Whatever their reactions are, remember that they are not reacting to YOU, but to the … Continue reading →

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“Auschwitz is not only behind us.”

Posted on October 24, 2009 by randomyriad

“Auschwitz must be comprehended in the context of its historical past, be recognized when it happens in the present, and not be ruled out blindly for the future.” Gunter Grass “A Father’s Difficulties in Explaining Auschwitz to His Children” “My … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have to Date Them to Understand Them

Posted on June 29, 2009 by randomyriad

I remember one of my professors in college trying to explain to a student why we should read about characters we don’t like. It was the main character in Dostoyevski’s  “Notes from the Underground“, or was it one of Saul … Continue reading →

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Why I Write Poetry/Getting Inside Another Cocoon

Posted on June 27, 2009 by randomyriad

“I am mainly preoccupied with the world as I experience it, and at times when I would rather be dead the thought that I could never write another poem has so far stopped me. I think this is an ignoble … Continue reading →

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Pale Green Pants and Mad Poets: My Summer Literature

Posted on June 21, 2009 by randomyriad

Summer Teaching I have started full time at my summer job of keeping my little friends busy and safe. All I have to do is pay attention and go with their flow, and all is well. No paper workjust being … Continue reading →

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