“You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.”

"Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have." - Oprah #GoldenGlobes #MeToo #TimesUp

New SF policies bar arrest of sex workers who come forward to report violence sfgate.com/crime/article/…

Poetry is "a means for readers to slow down, and think more passionately and deeply." Our Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith takes to the road. Library of Congress apnews.com/adc962fce3cd49…

That entire Caitlin Flanagan article in the Atlantic is garbage, but the most cynical, dishonest line is “I thought it would take a little longer for the hit squad of privileged young white women to open fire on brown-skinned men.” We’re not here as a prop for your bullshit.

Oh this country.....she’s “the third prime minister in seven months” x.com/bbcworld/statu…

After the threads untangle and you’ve got overstretched cords hanging from your heart, what are… instagram.com/p/Bef8ygIhaC2/

You don’t have to heal yourself into a neat little story of triumph. Or success. You don’t have to be an inspiration. You don’t need to wrap your pain into a product for mass consumption. You are not a commercial and you need never treat your journey like one.

Build community through poetry: apply to Nathan McClain's 8-week workshop "Watch Your Tone." Applications open now through Monday, February 5! cavecanem.submittable.com/submit/102484/…

“There are good things in this world.” -James Wright

Colbie Holderness wrote an incredibly moving piece for the Washington Post in response to Kellyanne Conway's implication that "strong" women aren't abused. The notion is inane, degrading, infantilizing, and patently untrue. splinternews.com/colbie-holdern…

in the darkness of night i surrender. drape my bones over soil that will have me and expose my… instagram.com/p/BfpiR5ghsWa/

"I am saving my life by using my life in the service of what must be done." Audre Lorde, in the wake of her cancer diagnosis, on turning fear into fire for art, activism, and living: brainpickings.org/2018/03/01/aud…

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Wiesel's magnificent and increasingly timely Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: brainpickings.org/2014/12/10/eli…

Read women. Cite women. Credit women. Teach women. Publish women. Present women. Acknowledge women. Award women. Amplify women. Hire women. Support women. Promote women. Hear women. Believe women. Follow women. Pay women. Pay women. Pay women. #IWD2018

Well, any day is a great day to hear this recording of Maya Angelou reciting her "Phenomenal Woman," but today especially: brainpickings.org/2014/04/04/may… #InternationalWomensDay