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“I am just passing through”

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In which Emma celebrates the life of Wislawa Szymborska. Continue reading »

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

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In which Emma offers a great many links to what she’s reading on the Interwebs. Continue reading »

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“Essential Oils — are wrung — / The Attar from the Rose / Be not expressed by Suns — alone — / It is the gift of Screws”

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In which Emma has some heavy thoughts about some stuff. Continue reading »

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On the eleventh day of blogging, a fierce poet came to be. . .

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In which Emma celebrates Emily Dickinson’s 177th birthday. Continue reading »

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“If lilies are lily white if they exhaust noise and distance and even dust.”

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In which Emma shares her triumphant debut in the Georgetown News Graphic, presents some truths about the modern world, and posts a cute photo of her cat (of course) Continue reading »