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August 13 - 26, 2021 45
American Life In Poetry BY KWAME DAWES
French American poet, Natalie Handal, has lived in Europe, Latin America and the Arab world since her birth in Haiti, and she offers here a clever and somewhat whimsical self-portrait that flirts with the idea that it is often impossible to presume what is inside of us simply by what our faces offer. “Cara Aceitunada” is Spanish for “ olive-colored face”. Cara Aceitunada BY NATALIE HANDAL
In Granada a man asked for the birds inside of me I told him I’ve never belonged to anyone He asked where I was from I gave him a list of cities He said the mirrors of history confuse history but in your olive-colored face no one can disturb your heart
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BEATS Rain Dance BY JULIA BARTON
“I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love, and it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.” -John Steinbeck, “Travels with Charley”
Growing up in Montana, my dad would always say “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes,” referencing short afternoon rain showers that aren’t atypical of summer afternoons in the Rockies. Well, it feels like I’ve spent much more time waiting for storms than dancing in the rain lately, so here is a playlist that’s good for wishing for rain, and dancing in it when it finally arrives. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
“The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” by Red Hot Chili Peppers “Float On” by Modest Mouse “Boardwalks - Sonny Alven Remix” by Little May “It Never Rains” by Ponderosa Grove “Africa” by TOTO “Rhythm of the Rain” by The Cascades “Lake Missoula” by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners “I Think I Like When It Rains” by WILLIS “Laps Around The Sun” by Ziggy Alberts “Earth to God” by COIN
