Scott Cairns

It Remains Forbidden —after Pablo Neruda

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Yet One Clearing: A Late Preference new poem

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Corresponding with the Dead Why you need to reply to the poets of old

Yo!

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Inkwell on Substack “Corresponding with the Dead.” New essay from @Scott Cairns dropping this Thursday, May 22.

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Not So Much Questions of Travel Is it lack of imagination that makes us come to imagined places, not just stay at home? —Elizabeth Bishop

New Substack post:

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Poetry Reading with Scott Cairns Please join us for an evening of poetry and conversation with writer Scott Cairns. We will gather at Dottie’s Ranch, Upper House's retreat center near the Town of Oregon, to enjoy hors d'oeuvres and b...

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We must insist that ICE agents and all other law officers refuse illegal orders. How to begin?

Further Correspondence —After Τζένη Μαστοράκη

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Remind Me —a foretaste of Pascha

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and a bit more from Dear Popescu epistles to a lost brother

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yet more from Dear Popescu! I was delighted to see my modest stack—which generally receives but 400 or so viewers on a good day—received gracious viewing from more than 2100 of you yesterday. Therefore, more from Dear Popescu.

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Whitworth Writers Workshop New life for the SPU low-res MFA program, now concluding

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The Past, Its Presence, Prelude to a Prayer from _Makarios_, my collection-in-progress

A little something from my Substack thang.

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Any minute now, Trump or Musk—or any of the apologists for the current leaderless policy crapshoot—is going to say some version of “let them eat cake,” and that’s when the real revolution begins.

Preparation for the Lenten Journey —further assistance from Saint Isaak the Syrian

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Wisdom cries out.... On this first Tuesday of Lent, some timely wisdom from Proverbs. Also additional wisdom from Saint Isaak the Syrian.

Food for the Lenten journey.

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Justice and Mercy (from Saint Isaak's Ascetical Homilies, Homily 4)

Something for Forgiveness Sunday.

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New iteration of our SPU low-res MFA at Whitworth University:

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The Democratic State —After Kavafy [Κ.Π. ΚΑΒΑΦΗΣ]

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Writers for Democratic Action

Join the resistance, eh?

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more from Dear Popescu another of my epistles to Cristian Popescu

Today’s addition to Substack, more from “Dear Popescu.”

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A cranky little verse essay, with my apologies. 😳

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Yo. Please subscribe/share/restack if you’re able, and pleased to do so.

This new one is dedicated to our very insane moment.

“Creatures of Resentment”

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Saint Isaak’s words to help us not to be distracted.

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New draft. FYI, a rebetis is the musician playing rebetiko.

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Writing Workshops in Greece Writing Workshops in Greece Thessaloniki & Thasos

Still wanna nudge my peeps to tak advantage of this sweet opportunity!

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Here’s this week’s addition to my Substack, an homage to the amazing Anthony Hecht, whose profound poems I have been revisiting.

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