Julie Kane

Scientists decode secret language of non-human intelligence in oceans Scientists have solved the puzzle of an 'alien-like Morse code' being produced by creatures living in oceans around the world.

Scientists decode secret language of non-human intelligence beneath Earth's oceans

Full story: buff.ly/c8c5e2j

A leading contemporary poetry critic’s book on Taylor Swift!

Right now, there's no way to post a book from Europe to the U.S. with any guarantee that it will arrive safely and without extra charges. A big blow for the likes of me, but also for small publishers who were already struggling enough before this extra stumbling block.

A Bye-Bye to Arms

Yesterday we visited Green Mountain Falls, CO to visit the kinetic sculpture Off the Beaten Path by Patrick Shearn. I wasn’t ready for just how dynamic it was even in the slightest breeze. Reminds me of a murmuration of starlings. Incredible artwork. It’ll only be up through October 19th.

So, roving packs of rabid dogs to look forward to, courtesy of RFK…

I would read an academic murder book in which the murder was solved by reading the syllabus

Résumé by Rob Ingraham - Rattle: Poetry In French, it simply means a summary, which limits what it can and can’t convey despite my padding and hyperbole. […]

In French, it simply means a summary,
which limits what it can and can’t convey
despite my padding and hyperbole.

—Rob Ingraham

Remembering Linda Pastan

“in the pure blue
of insight”

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“Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the peripherals.”

-Silvia Plath

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And she got pregnant with twins by #3 while still married to #1.

Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia Researchers have discovered a second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Chester County, Pa.

A second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroad workers has been uncovered in Pennsylvania – victims of cholera, violence, and anti-immigrant hate in 1832.

Their story is finally being unearthed. buff.ly/w07gTAD
By William E. Watson, Immaculata University

Joni Mitchell’s Openhearted Heroism She made the best music of her generation by falling in love, over and over, while defending her sense of self.

Men often wanted Joni Mitchell to be a wife, a muse, a siren, or a star. Instead they got a genius.

Enigma (2001 film) - Wikipedia

There was a popular 2001 film titled Enigma, with Kate Winslet in it. So the word was also widespread in American popular culture at the time. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_...

Banks were only open Monday through Friday until 5 pm so you had to go inside and wait in line on your lunch hour to cash a check or you wouldn’t have any money. There were no ATMs or debit cards.

We are paying dearly for the absence of civics education.

Best of all, this arborist has rescued 100 cats from trees.

My Fulbright was one of the greatest experiences of my life. This breaks my heart.

They better not forget to include the Kennedy Center in the in memoriam. #TonyAwards #Tonys2025

I wrote “Smothering Villanelle” with poetry queens Beth Gylys & Denise Duhamel. It’s a contoured villanelle using Julie Kane & Erica Reid’s “The Double Image Redux.” Thank you, @whaleroadreview.bsky.social & @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social.

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And words likened to stones will always make me think of Gary Snyder’s “Riprap.”

The birth of the blurb!

Yeah, one of the regular squirrels at my bird feeder is Jack White.

Sometimes rude people will ask if I’m pregnant because I’m not drinking at parties and I’m like ew god no, I’m an alcoholic.

There’s no such thing as having too many books!

Until you move. When it’s time to move, then it’s too many books.

“It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve... I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”

― Georgia O'Keefe

Ack!!

"I knew I shouldn't have taken the goddam road less traveled!" -- Frost in England, 1957

Four Poems by Julie Kane - Terrain.org Four stellar new poems, with audio by Julie Kane: “Prayer to Chaos,” “Ode to the Big Muddy,” “The Maple Leaf Bar,” and “The Bottle Factory.”

Four stellar new poems, with audio by Julie Kane: "Prayer to Chaos," "Ode to the Big Muddy," "The Maple Leaf Bar," and "The Bottle Factory."

https://www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/julie-kane/

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