I didn’t know Williams’s poetry. Thanks for introducing me, and for placing it, as always, in such a rich bouquet of other poets’ words. And for always coming back to what matters.
Stunning words today all around. So many different beautiful expressions here. Thank you for all of this. I will dig into William’s poetry. There is honesty in his words.
Devastating...thank you very much for bringing light to Williams' poetry. I joined the millions that were following this case and watching the clock hoping for a final stay.
"... how strange it is to become aware of another’s heartbeat but forget one’s own—
finally love."
"... How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game ..."
(Hurricane, Bob Dylan lyrics -- 1975)
From 1971:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXgXXM71IC8
"... Prison guards, they cursed him
As they watched him from above
But they were frightened of his power
They were scared of his love ..."
"Per lo schiavo, la rivoluzione E un imperativo e atto cosciente di disperazione detatto dall'amore"
"For the slave, the revolution is an imperative and a conscious act of desperation dictated by love."
(George Jackson)
Thank your for your link to Marcellus Williams' book of poetry and for time well spent every Sunday reading your posts.
appreciate you, Amanda! thank you for this rich constellation of words and music. I love Dylan.
I didn’t know Williams’s poetry. Thanks for introducing me, and for placing it, as always, in such a rich bouquet of other poets’ words. And for always coming back to what matters.
thanks always, Priscilla
Stunning words today all around. So many different beautiful expressions here. Thank you for all of this. I will dig into William’s poetry. There is honesty in his words.
thanks so much, John
Devastating...thank you very much for bringing light to Williams' poetry. I joined the millions that were following this case and watching the clock hoping for a final stay.