If you need a story about good humans right now, this is amazing: Leslie Lemke was born prematurely, with brain damage and retinal problems that resulted in his blindness. He was given a foster home by May and Joe Lemke. Though doctors said Leslie would almost certainly die, May

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” —Pearl S. Buck

"Rest, nature, books, music… such is my idea of happiness." -Leo Tolstoy

"Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one." -Salman Rushdie

"The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes." -Andre Gide

Join us on April 5th, from 12-2 PM EST, for a RARE online class with the brilliant Jorie Graham: mayacpopa.com/onlineclasses/…

Between 1916 and 1949, The Yale Review published twenty-eight poems by Robert Frost, including “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’ve made all of his poems available on our site for the first time.

"in the dark before I remember / or knew it was night"

your shadow replaced / by a black wolf

Love the playfulness. "Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena" (Mozart: Die Zauberflöte) youtube.com/watch?v=lP9V7_…

A poem by Dr. Maya C. Popa. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/34a7Su

"how / one story becomes another"

Stone Circle #ThrowbackThursday poem : "Night Gaggle" by Adam Haver (Adam Haver) #TBT stonecirclereview.com/night-gaggle/

Join us in June for an experience. Love being part of these communities. consiousewriterscollective.com

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