Horses feeding
Fading away
Over the universe
thought
hastening towards
call’d Evil
and dead
the air then
that is
with itself
form pinions
parting again
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
back rub
her shoulders are a marble arc
stiff and straight, scarce sitting
my hands turn cold trying to hold her
I fail to slacken stone
Instead she waits for the great artist
to mold her, smooth her
Oh, but, M****,
I want to see you crumble
Friday, July 18, 2014
women: authors and activists
Before I begin, I want to apologize for my more than a month long hiatus. My blogspiration was hindered by the tedious demands of high school and a primal hunger for sleep.
But, blogspiration has struck today!
The recent conflict between Hamas and Israeli forces has been giving me an unappeasable itch, and I blame Pamela Olson. In November (I know, a long time ago) I read her book Fast Times in Palestine. Pam, an Oklahoma girl, has found herself in the midst of the strife of the region, and she tells the story from the Palestinian side, where she worked as both a "journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate" in the mid 2000s. As a half-Oklahoma girl myself, the idea of diving two-heads deep into this area of the Middle East leaves me both jumpy and starry-eyed. I watch as my Jewish friends effortlessly vacation to Israel with youth groups, with their family, and visit frequently. I look on at their Facebook photos enviously. I want to go! Take me with you! But so far, no luck, unfortunately.
But Ms. Olson's story told me that I didn't need luck or to be Jewish to experience the Holy Land, and it inspired me to be more openminded about the situation there. However, I do not have an answer (obviously) to anything, and I am not taking sides. But as fellow world citizens and literary gurus, I encourage you to read her book and/or check out her blog: http://pamolson.org. For any Oxbridge readers here, check out the school library, because I donated my copy!
Of course I am not done, because just yesterday I finished a book called Cry of the Giraffe. Now, I'm not a book critic, but I basically know a really good book from a meh level book. Cry of the Giraffe I place in the latter category, but I cannot say so without acclaiming the author, not for her writing skills, but for her incredible activism. Judie Oron writes about the true story of her adopted daughters, Ethiopian Jews who struggled to escape slavery and discrimination to reach Israel. Oron journeyed into a conflict-stricken Ethiopia to rescue them, a people that was in fact her own. It is a fascinating moment in recent history that I was previously oblivious to (that of the Ethiopian Jews), but I believe that it is an inspiration for persons of all faiths. Please read about Judie and her experiences here: http://www.judieoron.com.
But, blogspiration has struck today!
The recent conflict between Hamas and Israeli forces has been giving me an unappeasable itch, and I blame Pamela Olson. In November (I know, a long time ago) I read her book Fast Times in Palestine. Pam, an Oklahoma girl, has found herself in the midst of the strife of the region, and she tells the story from the Palestinian side, where she worked as both a "journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate" in the mid 2000s. As a half-Oklahoma girl myself, the idea of diving two-heads deep into this area of the Middle East leaves me both jumpy and starry-eyed. I watch as my Jewish friends effortlessly vacation to Israel with youth groups, with their family, and visit frequently. I look on at their Facebook photos enviously. I want to go! Take me with you! But so far, no luck, unfortunately.
But Ms. Olson's story told me that I didn't need luck or to be Jewish to experience the Holy Land, and it inspired me to be more openminded about the situation there. However, I do not have an answer (obviously) to anything, and I am not taking sides. But as fellow world citizens and literary gurus, I encourage you to read her book and/or check out her blog: http://pamolson.org. For any Oxbridge readers here, check out the school library, because I donated my copy!
Of course I am not done, because just yesterday I finished a book called Cry of the Giraffe. Now, I'm not a book critic, but I basically know a really good book from a meh level book. Cry of the Giraffe I place in the latter category, but I cannot say so without acclaiming the author, not for her writing skills, but for her incredible activism. Judie Oron writes about the true story of her adopted daughters, Ethiopian Jews who struggled to escape slavery and discrimination to reach Israel. Oron journeyed into a conflict-stricken Ethiopia to rescue them, a people that was in fact her own. It is a fascinating moment in recent history that I was previously oblivious to (that of the Ethiopian Jews), but I believe that it is an inspiration for persons of all faiths. Please read about Judie and her experiences here: http://www.judieoron.com.
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