POEM 340: "Eye" by Leila Abeni Jackson
"Seriously, though, something should be said
About how easy it is, making the space between us
Into no space. About how hard we work
For that ease."
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“I do not think that more information always makes a richer poem. I am attracted to ellipsis, to the unsaid, to suggestion, to eloquent, deliberate silence. The unsaid, for me, exerts great power: often I wish an entire poem could be made in this vocabulary.”
—Louise Glück
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Rest in peace, Sonny Rollins…
Nicknamed the “Saxophone Colossus,” he reshaped modern jazz with fearless improvisation, a towering tenor tone, and timeless classics like Saxophone Colossus and The Bridge.
One of the last great bebop giants, his sound and spirit changed jazz forever.
@aliner The music box played the Brahms lullaby. My daughter would hold it above her head and twirl in Mona's living room. It pleased Mona to no end. The most important thing she taught me was how to get out of my own way and let it rip. I miss her.