Wednesday, October 02, 2024

comments and connections

Because of Nance's exhortation to vote hard for Langston Hughes, I found the work of Bruce Weigl through her comments. Here's his amazing and timely poem Autumn Leaves.

In other news, the Gaza course, which was supposed to start yesterday has been postponed to next week. StephLove had voiced concerns about internet connectivity in Gaza when I first mentioned it--and that's one of the reasons.  I hope they are able to resolve that issue. I also hope they're able to give me a little bit of a heads-up about which course I'll be teaching, so I can prep classes ahead of time.

I was so amused that Baby Engie's go-to fib for her hand injury in high school was apparently to claim it happened in a bar fight, according to a comment yesterday. While I didn't get into a fight, our team (Big A, me, + our friends SD and AH) handily (heh) won first prize at our local bar trivia (25$$$$$$), which we promptly used for our pizza and drinks.

Pic: We are the champions! Pictured here with our prize gift card before we spent it.

8 comments:

Nance said...

Oh, thanks for the shoutout!

And thank you for reading Bruce's work. He is absolutely wonderful. I had the chance to work closely with him for a couple of years, and he was so generous to both me and my Creative Writing students. His life story is also incredible, especially regarding his adopted Vietnamese daughter.

Fingers crossed for your Gaza course to begin and sustain. There is so much turmoil in the Middle East that I fear for many systems in the region to maintain the people and a decent standard of living.

Finally, congrats on your brainy victory! What better spoils than booze and pizza?

Jenny said...

Congrats! I'm not surprised you guys won the trivia contest- I would imagine you're the most intellectual group at the bar.
I love that poem.

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your trivia triumph. Hope your class gets sorted out.

maya said...

I didn't realize your relationship with Bruce extended into the classroom, Nance--how wonderful!

And thanks!

maya said...

Aw, C'mon, Jenny! These things are mostly luck and a lot of bad TV!

Wasn't that poem something, though! Talk about breathtaking...

maya said...

Thank you! (Steph?)

StephLove said...

Yes, me, sigh. I don't know why it keeps reverting to anonymous comments. If I remember to check I can switch it but it doesn't seem to stick.

maya said...

The internets are so strange, Steph!

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