Plus Anne Waldman's newest collection of visionary poetry & the cheesy toasted goodness of traditional Welsh Rarebit!
Reading: Mesopotopia by Anne Waldman
Listening #1: A Tribute to the Legendary Dave Ball of Soft Cell (May 3, 1959 – October 22, 2025)
Listening #2: Mirrors (Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition) by Peggy Lee
Looking: New Exhibition! Nigerian Modernism at the Tate Modern in London! (On view until May 10, 2026!)
Viewing: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (PBS American Masters) — documentary about Marlee Matlin, directed by Shoshannah Stern
Tasting: Traditional Welsh Rarebit(NOT Welsh Rabbit! No rabbits were harmed!)
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Anne Waldman:“Poets have to keep pushing, pushing, against the darkness, and write their way out of it as well.”