37 November 19 - December 2, 2021
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American Life in Poetry BY KWAME DAWES Sometimes “dream poems” give an account of the strange revelations of our subconscious, and sometimes, like here, the “dream poem” is the poem of wishes and hope, expressing a fantasy of a certain longing. A.D. Lauren-Abunassar’s poem, “Dream in Which My Body Is a Snow Storm”, imagines a world in which the “bad” outcomes are upended by a kind of magical hope; and here we have a lesson in the innocent pleasure of wishing for the good by the force of imagining.
Dream in Which My Body Is a Snow Storm BY A.D. LAUREN-ABUNASSAR and doesn’t make anyone cold. If I fell I would fall in state-shaped flakes. One for every place my body lingered. One for every little bit of light I stole and kept. No cars startless. No tangled up roadways. Neck becoming mountain of drift; foot becoming fierce kicking eddies. Heat would not melt me. Hands would not help me undo. Blanketing softly. Whimsy not pretend. Dream in which my body is a snowstorm and the storm says a purpose in falling.
Corner Quote “If I ask anybody who learned to ski after the age of five, they can remember their first day of skiingwhat the weather was like, who they went with, what they had for lunch. I believe that’s because that first day on skis was the first day of total freedom in their life.”
– Warren Miller
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BEATS Après Ski Party With Big Sky Resort’s opening day quickly approaching, it’s a perfect time to get your après ski playlist ready for celebrating a day on the slopes. Listen as you’re grabbing a cold one with your buddies at your favorite après destination. Explore Big Sky brings you a stacked playlist of classic sing-along hits that will be sure to get you stoked for ski season and ready to party in your onesie. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
“Abracadabra” by Steve Miller Band “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival “Love Shack” by The B-52’s “We’re Not Gonna Take it” by Twisted Sister “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede, Björn Skifs “Take On Me” by a-ha “Livin’ On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi “Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd “Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey
