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Reflecting on Joy Harjo’s Poem, “Don’t Bother The Earth Spirit”

For this reflection I will be discussing a wonderful poem titled; “Don’t Bother The Earth Spirit”, written by Joy Harjo. I was introduced to Harjo through reading assignments in class and became more interested in her work because of her poems’ vivid detail, imagery, and emotion. While reading her poetry bibliography online, I noticed sheContinue reading “Reflecting on Joy Harjo’s Poem, “Don’t Bother The Earth Spirit””

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-eternal life)

Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata, India lived 80 full years; 60 of which he dedicated to poetry and making notable contributions as “a dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and writer of nonfictional prose, especially essays, criticism, philosophical treatises, journals, memoirs, and letters. . . expressed himself as musician, painter, actor-producer-director, educator, patriot, and socialContinue reading “Rabindranath Tagore (1861-eternal life)”

Never be afraid. Or if you are tell no one.

I made some poems based on Wide Sargasso Sea because poems are my default when shit seems too overwhelming. Turns out, at least one was about rape, but that doesn’t mean that my trauma needs to be front-and-center here, so let’s just set into it and then grant y’all with my reflection so we canContinue reading “Never be afraid. Or if you are tell no one.”

On the Topic of Unessay #2

“They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets. Pearl-fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships, while children gather pebbles and scatter them again. They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.” Tagore, “On the Seashore” On the Topic of Innocence Everything was freeOurContinue reading “On the Topic of Unessay #2”