“i am running into a new year / and i beg what i love and / i leave to forgive me”
— Lucille Clifton
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This poem appeared in Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980 by Lucille Clifton, published by BOA Editions Ltd., 1987. Shared here with deep gratitude.
Emily Calandrelli made headlines in November as the 100th woman to journey into space.
For West Virginians, her ascent aboard @blueorigin's rocket was also a moment of state pride as we watched one of our own propel their dreams to the cosmos.
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"Oh, you've never read The Odyssey???"
Your timing is perfect. Emily Wilson's translation is the best one in literally ages, has that sweet iambic pentameter to give it a "bouncy" feel, & makes dudebros cry that the classic has "gone woke". 😁
i love sabrina carpenter and im always surprised when people say she's too vulgar for pop becuase imo she is clearly doing straight girl drag and looks like a little polly pocket doll, her presence is so calming to me... its like burlesque vibes which is sexless and for nerds
the push toward books written by AI is so bizarre. don’t you read books partly because they were written by a real person, whose mind you get to tour the contours of??
For anyone still in high school please do not let the wicked movie encourage you to get a degree in musical theater. Save your money move to a city with a healthy arts scene, take a class with a crazy teacher who would get fired from a traditional university, see shows, maybe-
Seeing our planet for the first time, a dream decades in the making.
You’re seeing so many emotions intertwined. Excitement, awe, and pride - but to be honest a little fear and confusion too. You just launched on a rocket and you’re seeing something you’ve never seen before (all while weightless and upside down)
It’s scary, exhilarating, confusing, and completely and utterly joyful. So incredibly joyful.
I’m immensely grateful to be the 100th woman in history to see this view.
And now, the real work begins. Because now I get to share this with others. 🌎💗
To everyone who works at @blueorigin - thank you for giving me the world.