On Communication and Communion

On Communication and Communion

This morning, I’ve been re-reading the transcript of a conversation between poets Allen Tate and Stanley Kunitz that took place in 1966. The excerpt quoted below is from their riff on communication and communion. “If you’re reading a poem, you are...
Perfect Vulnerability: Melanie’s World

Perfect Vulnerability: Melanie’s World

My friend Melanie celebrated her 19th birthday, this month. Melanie has cerebral palsy. For much of her life, her mother has cared for her at home with the help of a series of caregivers who feed her, bathe her, change her, carry her from bed to wheelchair to bath and...