“... be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension is the source of artistic energy.”

this man is enthusiastically yelling about a jesus christ and now i need a hug

“… the ultimate touchstone of friendship is witness: the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them…” ~ David Whyte

“I own myself beaten — by events, by men, by the family, … … one day, you will feel a joy in having resisted the temptation to hate, and there is truly intoxicating poetry in the goodness of him who has suffered.” brainpickings.org/2017/04/12/pau…

wow this vax is potent

Why is the drowning man, though he knows how to swim, coping so poorly?

Christoph Schwöbel was very kind to me during a very difficult time in his life. A staggering intellect, yes, but even better: his generous courage. RIP. st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/news/…

Same. But 80%. Best job I’ve ever had.

“… but I know a woman’s hand in salvation when I see it.” poets.org/poem/letter-no…

Can confirm:

EVERYONE THINKS MODERNITY STARTED AFTER DESCARTES OR EVEN LATER. BUT REALLY MODERNITY STARTED WITH JOHN DUNS SCOTUS'S IDEA OF THE UNIVOCITY OF BEING. BY TREATING BEING AS UNIVOCAL, HE REDUCED GOD TO A BEING AMONG BEINGS BUT INFINITELY DISTANT TO US. HENCE SECULARISM.

Would you like to read some Ellen Bass right now?

“Religion, in so far as it is a source of consolation, is a hindrance to true faith: in this sense atheism is a purification.” ~ Simone Weil

Would you like to read some Jack Gilbert right now?

#PoetryPause Take a pause for "Alsek Lake" by Megan Stobbe, from Fresh Voices 28: poetry by associate members of the League. Megan Stobbe poets.ca/fresh-voices-2…

"Fanaticism... shows the anxiety which it was supposed to conquer by attacking with disproportionate violence those who disagree and who demonstrate by their disagreement elements in the spiritual life of the fanatic which he must suppress..." ~ Paul Tillich

It was nice.

!! Here’s a * p o e t * ——> Megan Stobbe capitalcitypress.wordpress.com epldotca

Jack Gilbert

Uncle Walt: