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| Painting by Paige Jiyoung Moon |
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
-John Keats, from "Book I" of Endymion
You might have noticed that this site has undergone a few changes. I’ve been asking myself, what is this site? I often think about the idea of the site as a place (that’s what a “site” is, isn’t it?).
More important to me than writing and posting a poem of my own every day is the idea that this site provides access (for me, and hopefully, for others) to inspiration. My writing practice is not only about completing work—it’s also about seeing in a more open way. Writing and looking at art is about training myself to be more attentive and empathetic.
It’s about a letting go of the self, in some ways…a letting in of the world, of others, of the other.
Toward that goal of letting you in, you’ll be seeing new kinds of posts here. There will still be poems, of course, though perhaps not every weekday. There will hopefully be more of that which provides access to inspiration. Maybe we can share muses.
Today I thought I’d share a piece or two of art that moves (and amuses and intrigues!) me, in the hopes that it moves you.
Let us now adjourn to those sites of stillness and joy within ourselves, shall we, escorted by those alpacas in Paige Jiyoung Moon’s paintings.
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| Painting by Paige Jiyoung Moon |
