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American Life in Poetry: Column 824 BY TED KOOSER,
U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006
Naomi Shihab Nye lives in San Antonio, Texas. Here she perfectly captures a moment in childhood that nearly all of us may remember: being too small for the games the big kids were playing, and fastening tightly upon some little thing of our own. Editor’s Note: This column (30) is a reprint from the American Life in Poetry archive as we bid farewell to Ted Kooser, and work to finalize the new website and forthcoming columns curated by Kwame Dawes. Boy and Egg Every few minutes, he wants to march the trail of flattened rye grass back to the house of muttering hens. He too could make a bed in hay. Yesterday the egg so fresh it felt hot in his hand and he pressed it to his ear while the other children laughed and ran with a ball, leaving him, so little yet, too forgetful in games, ready to cry if the ball brushed him, riveted to the secret of birds caught up inside his fist, not ready to give it over to the refrigerator or the rest of the day. American Life in Poetry provides newspapers and online publications with a free weekly column featuring contemporary American poems. The sole mission of this project is to promote poetry: American Life in Poetry seeks to create a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. There are no costs for reprinting the columns; we do require that you register your publication here and that the text of the column be reproduced without alteration.
Corner Quote “I admire machinery as much is any man, and am as thankful to it as any man can be for what it does for us. But it will never be a substitute for the face of a man, with his soul in it, encouraging another man to be brave and true.” —Charles Dickens “Wreck of the Golden Mary”
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2021 Grammy Nominations Playlist BY GABRIELLE GASSER
The 2021 Grammy nominees were announced on Nov. 24, 2020. Originally, the 2021 show was scheduled to air on Jan. 31, 2021 but was delayed due to COVID-19 concerns and now have been officially rescheduled to March 14, 2021. The delay provides an opportunity to listen to all of the nominated artists in preparation for the awards show in March, if you haven’t done so already. Even if you have, here are ten bangers from the artists nominated for the 2021 Grammys. 1. “Black Parade” by Beyoncé 2. “Circles” by Post Malone 3. “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé 4. “Cardigan” by Taylor Swift 5. “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/ 6. “Say so” by Doja Cat FILM MAGIC 7. “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa 8. “Rockstar” by DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch 9. “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles 10. “Un Dia (One Day)” by J Balvin, Dua Lipa, and Bad Bunny ft. Tainy
