C.D. Wright from Cooling Time
Month: August 2018
Updates
“Out All Night” went live at Amethyst Review this week.
Soon: Saint Katherine Review
September issue: Ghost City Review
December issue: 8 Poems
Current favorite quote hanging over my desk: “Poetry does not presume to know, but is angling to get a glimpse of what is gradually coming into view; it aims to rightly identify what is looming; it intends to interrogate whatever is already in place.” (C.D. Wright)
Crow on the beach…
A crow stopped by and stared at me for a while when we were on the beach the other day. Seemed a bit like an omen from a bad horror movie. On the other hand “Beach Crows” might make a good chapbook title.
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The world is in serious need of more people like Wendell Berry.
— Lee Potts 📖 (@LeePottsPoet) August 5, 2018
Happy Birthday, Wendell Berry!
His poem, "The Peace of Wild Things" is a favorite of mine. pic.twitter.com/XhAO3VYrUZ
— Kelli Russell Agodon (@KelliAgodon) August 5, 2018
It's amazing how they seem to be completely unaware of the cognitive dissonance that streaming off them like their sweat as they walk back their car after the rally. How is it possible to be this oblivious and still be able to breathe? God help us.
— Lee Potts 📖 (@LeePottsPoet) August 5, 2018
Struggling economy? What the heck is Huck even talking about? How long do these people think they can keep denying reality without it eventually catching up with them. This is truly insane.
— Lee Potts 📖 (@LeePottsPoet) August 5, 2018
Even if what he said here was true, should any of us be comfortable with the president of the United States, the person that is supposed to represent all that is best about our country, using Twitter to call anyone stupid?
— Lee Potts 📖 (@LeePottsPoet) August 5, 2018