On Being
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from “Substance Abuse Trial” by Jane Mead
from: “Substance Abuse Trial”The evidence isa red river, mounting.It wants to carry youaway like an old chairsome fisherman forgotto take home. And I wantto shout: listen—this manis my father.I love him. Mead, Jane. “Substance Abuse Trial.” On Being, 17 Feb. 2020, onbeing.org/programs/jane-mead-substance-abuse-trial/. Continue reading
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How To Be Alone by Pádraig Ó Tuama
This was one of those happy accidents that lead me to some good poetry. I was searching for a poem to honor Gloria Anzaldua – maybe a recording of her reading or someone reading one of her poems – but instead encountered Pádraig Ó Tuama’s “How To Belong Be Alone.” You would think after the last few Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 