Both

The particular and the universal are both ephemeral.

Harder and harder

It gets harder and harder to argue with those who say that the world is better before you know too much of it.

Of change itself (Lahiri)

Once art weds itself to a social or political purpose it is bled of its true purpose, which is not to change the world but to explore the phenomenon and the consequences of change itself.

Jhumpa Lahiri

The gist

The details are seductive, but the gist is often enough.

New poems

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Our stories

Our best (and worst) stories address what we don't know but long to understand.

Getting it right

Getting it right is so hard, so rare, that it should always be recognized, celebrated.

Poetry egg

Hope

People embrace hope to distract themselves from disappointment.

Your self

Find yourself
by losing your self.

I am

I am what I am whether anyone acknowledges it or not.

Reward

Reward is how we imagine punishment in order to bear it.

Hubris

Hubris is the gout of the soul.

Ending

Our obsession with happy endings
reveals our obsession with ending.

Treasure

We treasure what we measure with love.

Of life & death

Life is louder; death is larger.

Money

A society built on money is one thing, but a culture based on money is an abomination.

Meaning

The concept of meaning is meaningless.

Directions (Moss)

Directions only work if you know where you're going.

Robert Moss, from "If You Spill A Dragon"

Euphemism

Euphemism emerges from the mouth of the hypocrite.