Dear Ale: Recent Episodes
Jocelyn K. Glei
Ale comes home. A love letter from the car as I pick her up at Dulles International airport in DC at midnight on April 10th after a long day of travel.
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We're all seeing each other in our most intimate state right now. Plus, some positive news and a reading of the Elizabeth Bishop poem "Casabianca."
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In love and war and pandemics, time is relative. There are weeks where decades happen. With a reading of "On Not Flying to Hawaii" by Alison Luterman.
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What do you do with your dance partner when the music has stopped? With a reading of a Leonard Cohen song.
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Playing games with the universe to create the illusion of control, with a reading of a short Rumi poem.
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Navigating this vast sea of emotions and uncertainty. With a reading of a Navajo incantation on the power of words.
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Is a florist an essential business? How essential is love, beauty, and poetry? With three short poems by Izumi Shikibu.
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The mood of 2020 is a wave surfing on top of another wave, with a reading of the "Archaic Torso of Apollo" by Rilke.
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Where have all the birds gone with their song? Including a reading of "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Netflix escapism and imagining us growing old together, with a reading of Mary Oliver's poem "The Whistler."
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We were so innocent before. Taking an inventory of absence and a reading of the Rita Dove poem "Flirtation."
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Letting go of our anxiety-ridden narratives about what's going to happen — including a reading of a Sappho poem.
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It's time to return to the simple, everyday pleasures — including a reading of "The Charm of 5:30" by David Berman.
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The speed of time (and love) changes in a pandemic — including a reading of the Rumi poem, “Chinese Art & Greek Art.”
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When the one you love goes on a long journey and doesn't come back — including a reading of the Louise Glück poem, "Happiness."
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