Category Archives: paying attention

A Little Distance and a Lot of Focus = A Bit of Light and Hope

Posted on September 15, 2012 by randomyriad

It’s easy to talk about bad years if they are past.  But when you have to say who you are right at this very moment, it’s hard to get more out than an uneasy silence.    Herta Muller from the … Continue reading →

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Thinking Through the Noise

Posted on June 17, 2012 by randomyriad

I was just thinking, that life gives us opportunities to respond to it. Technology can help us, but it cannot provide the inspiration for our moment to moment existence. We must each as individuals find ways to respond to each … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

Posted on February 26, 2012 by randomyriad

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by Parmigianino John Ashbery studied this picture and wrote his thoughts into a poetic meditation on art and life as an explorer of human experience in the the world. The poem is easily as fascinating … Continue reading →

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The Next 3 Years

Posted on December 12, 2011 by randomyriad

I am getting a jump on the whole New Year’s resolution thing as I am finished with my classes, and I have some time to think about it. I looked at my 101 in 1001 list and decided that most … Continue reading →

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Words Are Where the Hate Goes to Hide.

Posted on November 5, 2011 by randomyriad

STUDENTS REPEAT A POEM‘S SLURS, SURPRISING THE POETS AND AN ELITE BRONX SCHOOL The poetry assembly on Tuesday morning at the Horace Mann School, in the Bronx, was meant to be provocative. The visiting poets who led it asked students … Continue reading →

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