Chapin City Blues

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March 5, 2018

Poetry Break

Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind —
—Emily Dickinson

Poetry Break

Dorena, Emily Dickinson, From the Window of My Room, Tell all the truth but tell it slant

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Several times in the past, I’ve used the moniker Ennui Prayer. While I still use that name, I decided it’s time that I start a blog with my

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A student of the Mexican American Studies and the Gender & Women Studies graduate programs. I dabble in fiction and poetry writing, book reviews, and commentary. I am a library assistant in the special collections and archives department, where I maintain and preserve our photograph and rare book collections.

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Chapin City Blues is a collection of thoughts, writings, and book/film/music reviews. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are all my own.

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