43. Despicables vs the Appalling and the Poetry Revolution

A lot of talk about nicotine and Swedish snus, Conor  McGregor getting knocked down and the inauguration of  Joe Biden. What with TEAM The Despicables having been ousted by TEAM The Appalling, Amanda Gorman being the youth poet laureate, on poetry and  understanding the "black and white" narrative of the Western world, a  even more of talk of poetry and the importance of learning how to live in "the  unknown".  Might a poetry revolution be just what the doctor ordered? On the importance of rereading as  well as being given tools and questions that help open up new experiences/universes to us, which is what Dominic once helped Helena do, to start to understand Jeanette Winterson's book Written on  the body, and hence, we launch into a celebration to guides.  Dominic reads: Mary Oliver A visitor e e cummings next to of course god america i and quotes Tracy K Smith from an article in NYT Read/Listen more: Mary Oliver A visitor http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/mary_oliver/poems/15826 e e cummings next to of course god america i https://genius.com/E-e-cummings-next-to-of-course-god-america-i-annotated, Written on the body https://helenaroth.com/written-on-the-body/