“Song of Welcome” by Joseph Brodsky
Full-disclosure: I did not cook this asparagus. But I did assist with cooking in an actual industrial kitchen, and it was amazing.
“The Blue House” by Tomas Tranströmer
I had the chance to get dinner with an old friend today. We haven’t been out together in a long time, and I got to show her a bunch of my current haunts. It felt a bit like getting to know each other again —…
“Getting Where We’re Going” by John Brehm
One of my greatest flaws, according to close friends and people I’ve just met, is that I do not like concerts. Of course, I’m always willing to be persuaded — so maybe it is better stated that I have never been…
“The Pig” by Roald Dahl
I love this poem. Its whimsical, almost nursery-rhyme feel coupled with a grotesque ending told through the eyes of an animal is a jarring commentary on common reactions to wrongdoing. Dahl highlights the irrationality of responding to…
“Losses” by Andrew Motion
I was a bit frantic getting a picture for today. I’d been waiting all day for “the moment” (yes, I know I sound cheesy) to photograph, but nothing had been quite right. Then my friends recommended going to the…
“Don’t Bother the Earth Spirt” by Joy Harjo
I don’t often wake up rejoicing for the start of another day. This day was special though — for weeks I’d been building up to starting this Instagram. Each day I was scouting out those moments I knew would come…