lucille clifton -- born on this day in 1936 -- all praises --

Stages of buying pants online: -Don't do this -They're not supposed to be jodhpurs, why do they fit like jodhpurs -Returns by mail a hassle; maybe you will learn to like jodhpurs -Watch MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This -Cry, bcs U are not MC Hammer -Don't do this

There's a learning curve when you're a young bear.

Great thread if your looking for new sonnets to teach. Students might not mind reading someone other than Shakespeare.😉 #TeachLivingPoets

What makes life good? Some of us want a happy life, while others want a meaningful one. But still others want something else - an interesting life. Now in press at PsychRev, Shige Oishi & I make the case for the psychologically rich life as a desirable overlooked alternative 1/n

Oh my goodness, this is so true ♥️

Oh shit, this is so good, El Norte Recuerda

Still not over this Old English word, which feels like an entire philosophy in itself we'd do well to adopt. From dūst (“dust”) + sċēawung (“inspection, contemplation”):

Thom Gunn, who would have turned 92 today.

Lorine Niedecker

And she read one of my VERY favorite poems from GOLDENROD: Seriously, NAME the THING! Be excited for what you see in the world and share it.

Pre-colonization Glass Gem Corn, Indigenous to North America, regrown by a Cherokee farmer in Oklahoma. This particular corn is a mix of ancient Pawnee, Osage and Cherokee varieties.

All you have to do is gaze into my niece Mckenzie's eyes and all your troubles and negative thoughts go away.