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  1. a poem by Clint Smith

    "when people say 'we have made it through worse before'
    all I hear is the wind slapping against the gravestones
    of those who did not make it, those who did not
    survive to see the confetti fall from the sky, those who..."

    I hit the character limit, but you can listen to Smith himself recite the rest of the poem here: youtube.com/watch?v=PmX_i4LAV5

    #ClintSmith #Poetry #SpokenWord #BlackAuthors

  2. A Unique Wonder
    I read somewhere that meteor showersare almost alwavs named after the constellation from whichthey originate. It's funny, I think, how even the universe is telling usthat we can never get too farfrom the place that created us.How there is always a streak of our pasttrailing closely behind uslike a smattering of obstinate
    alexandersmap.com/2024/07/21/a
    #Astronomy #Discovery #Lifestyle #Poetry #Stargazing #Stoicism #CarpeDiem #ClintSmith #MementoMori

  3. A Unique Wonder
    I read somewhere that meteor showersare almost alwavs named after the constellation from whichthey originate. It's funny, I think, how even the universe is telling usthat we can never get too farfrom the place that created us.How there is always a streak of our pasttrailing closely behind uslike a smattering of obstinate
    alexandersmap.com/2024/07/21/a
    #Astronomy #Discovery #Lifestyle #Poetry #Stargazing #Stoicism #CarpeDiem #ClintSmith #MementoMori

  4. A Unique Wonder
    I read somewhere that meteor showersare almost alwavs named after the constellation from whichthey originate. It's funny, I think, how even the universe is telling usthat we can never get too farfrom the place that created us.How there is always a streak of our pasttrailing closely behind uslike a smattering of obstinate
    alexandersmap.com/2024/07/21/a
    #Astronomy #Discovery #Lifestyle #Poetry #Stargazing #Stoicism #CarpeDiem #ClintSmith #MementoMori

  5. A Unique Wonder
    I read somewhere that meteor showersare almost alwavs named after the constellation from whichthey originate. It's funny, I think, how even the universe is telling usthat we can never get too farfrom the place that created us.How there is always a streak of our pasttrailing closely behind uslike a smattering of obstinate
    alexandersmap.com/2024/07/21/a
    #Astronomy #Discovery #Lifestyle #Poetry #Stargazing #Stoicism #CarpeDiem #ClintSmith #MementoMori

  6. A Unique Wonder
    I read somewhere that meteor showersare almost alwavs named after the constellation from whichthey originate. It's funny, I think, how even the universe is telling usthat we can never get too farfrom the place that created us.How there is always a streak of our pasttrailing closely behind uslike a smattering of obstinate
    alexandersmap.com/2024/07/21/a
    #Astronomy #Discovery #Lifestyle #Poetry #Stargazing #Stoicism #CarpeDiem #ClintSmith #MementoMori

  7. @Tigertash ohhh, I definitely want to check out #ClintSmith's book. I loved listening to his perspective back when he was on #PodSaveThePeople

    Looking forward to learning about some of these other titles. Thanks for sharing

  8. @Tigertash ohhh, I definitely want to check out #ClintSmith's book. I loved listening to his perspective back when he was on #PodSaveThePeople

    Looking forward to learning about some of these other titles. Thanks for sharing

  9. @Tigertash ohhh, I definitely want to check out #ClintSmith's book. I loved listening to his perspective back when he was on #PodSaveThePeople

    Looking forward to learning about some of these other titles. Thanks for sharing

  10. I'm reposting this piece by a favourite voice of mine, Clint Smith. If you have not read this or his book 'How the Word Is Passed', I implore you to do so.

    theatlantic.com/magazine/archi




  11. @AnotherJen you've got two of my faves here: by Smith and Gaiman. Clint Smith narrates his own audiobook and it blew me away

  12. This is one of the books that "awoke" me to the systemic racism and slavery in America. The book? #ClintSmith's "How the Word is Passed." What a tough book to read given the truth it reveals.

    "When you challenge people, specifically #white people's conception of Jefferson, you're in fact challenging their conception of themselves. "I've come to realize that there's a difference between #history and nostalgia, and somewhere between those two is memory," he said.

    "I think that history is the #story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory, which is kind of this blend of history and a little bit of emotion...I mean, history is kind of about what you need to know...but nostalgia is what you want to hear."

    MyNotes online at mguhlin.org/2021/09/periphery-

  13. This is one of the books that "awoke" me to the systemic racism and slavery in America. The book? #ClintSmith's "How the Word is Passed." What a tough book to read given the truth it reveals.

    "When you challenge people, specifically #white people's conception of Jefferson, you're in fact challenging their conception of themselves. "I've come to realize that there's a difference between #history and nostalgia, and somewhere between those two is memory," he said.

    "I think that history is the #story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory, which is kind of this blend of history and a little bit of emotion...I mean, history is kind of about what you need to know...but nostalgia is what you want to hear."

    MyNotes online at mguhlin.org/2021/09/periphery-

  14. This is one of the books that "awoke" me to the systemic racism and slavery in America. The book? #ClintSmith's "How the Word is Passed." What a tough book to read given the truth it reveals.

    "When you challenge people, specifically #white people's conception of Jefferson, you're in fact challenging their conception of themselves. "I've come to realize that there's a difference between #history and nostalgia, and somewhere between those two is memory," he said.

    "I think that history is the #story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory, which is kind of this blend of history and a little bit of emotion...I mean, history is kind of about what you need to know...but nostalgia is what you want to hear."

    MyNotes online at mguhlin.org/2021/09/periphery-