Friday, March 26, 2021
In Prep
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Triptych
Three uplifting encounters with women artist-activists today:
A discussion with Lysne Beckwith Tait, the founder of Helping Women Period in my WGS classroom.
A hangout with April Sunami as her work was being installed in the Rotunda art gallery. [Her art on the left; will update with title when the installation is done.]
A (beautifully!) student-moderated webinar with Alice Wong, who gave our Women's History Month keynote.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
We're on
We're on dueling sofas. I'm reading; Nu's doodling me. Clearly, I'm happy :).
It's a good evening at the end of a very busy day where both my computer camera and I stayed on all day.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
thorn/bud/rose
I drove myself into a bit of a panic today, thinking about how I've spent this whole pandemic year just not writing. Colleagues on social media have been productive and publishing all through, but not me.
There's one article (book chapter) in the pipeline, but I've already claimed it on my C.V. and it went on my tenure portfolio too. I guess sabbatical (next winter) will be the do-or-die period to work on monograph ideas at least.
Looking around for some good news, I remembered that last week, I had been invited to serve on the planning committee of this year's NWSA virtual conference. The NWSA. Ok, a bit better now.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Way
then stay masked
from the jinx of diaspora
its sudden tomorrows
They say the universe's
but that's not reason--
so... anyway
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I made myself go outside for half-an-hour this afternoon because it looked so beautiful and temps were all the way up in the 60s. It was lovely. I watched cardinals and robins and finches drinking from the pond... The water looks so dank; I'm a bit worried for them.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Mothering
Saturday, March 20, 2021
An Equinox
I have broken the day
I have baptized plants
I have balanced time
on top of a tiny cloud
I have bled from anger
broken all our sorrows
O child--I have bitten
truth from my tongue
waiting for your love
meta
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