Malcolm Guite, Zora Neale Hurston, Mary Karr, Paul J. Pastor -Jan. 17

Malcolm Guite, Zora Neale Hurston, Mary Karr, Paul J. Pastor -Jan. 17 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Mon, 01/17/22

January 17, 2022

“Such a small, pure object
a poem could be, made of nothing
but air, a tiny string of letters,
maybe small enough to fit
in the palm of your hand.
But it could blow everybody's head off.”

-Mary Karr,
poet / memoirist
From her book LIT (2009)

Yesterday was Mary Karr's Birthday...

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