@SednaLin

aka Linda Umans - arts, social justice, nature, travel of all kinds, poetry (writer of), former teacher NYC schools, denizen of NYC, rural Central PA.

 New York, NY
Joined September 2012
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BREAKING: Donald Trump just announced that he will retire from politics if he loses in November. Retweet so all Americans see this and get a little extra motivation to vote for Kamala Harris in November.
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She is very good at this! 😂
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Like father like son. 😂
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Joseph Fasano Are you contemplating a new book of prompts? Are you interested in seeing contributions? I did a lot of poetry-writing with the last few groups I worked with before I left teaching. I would be willing to dig them up :-) if interested.
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Dream big, Daniel. Dream big.
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Poets who are traveling through or visiting the greater NY/NJ area anytime from Feb-April--please backchannel dates. I may have a proposition for you.
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In 2006, students from Xavier High School in NYC sent Kurt Vonnegut a series of letters asking him to visit their class. What he wrote back is one of the most inspiring things ever:
...Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK? Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash recepticals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow. God bless you all! Kurt Vonnegut

ALT ...Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK? Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash recepticals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow. God bless you all! Kurt Vonnegut

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Red-tailed Hawk with Rat and salad by the Swedish cottage ,Central park. #birdcpp #birdsinflight #flyingbirds #redtailedhawk @BirdCentralpark – at Manhattan, NY
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Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl puffed up and camouflaging very well with some dead leaves the other day. (Upper West Side, New York) #birds #birding #nature #birdcpp
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You can pre-order your copy of The Magic Words here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…

The Magic Words by Joseph Fasano: 9780593716878 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Discover the joy of expressing what’s inside you, with fill-in-the-blank poems that are sparking a creative movement We all have stories inside us—whether or not we consider ourselves...

penguinrandomhouse.com
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Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a saprobic fungus growing from the bases of rotting tree stumps and decaying wood. It has elongated upright stromata poking up through the ground, much like fingers [📷Regan Daniels]
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When you think about the U.S.-Mexico border you should think about this family of wild black bears & their favorite swimming hole that sits near the line between Arizona and Sonora. Please know that the borderlands are beautiful, biodiverse & wild. We need to keep it that way.
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The Iridescence of this Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna),
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The tree has eyes. A Great Gray Owl is well-camouflaged while perched tightly against a tree trunk. These large owls often spend the day in this manner, and then actively hunt for prey at dusk and dawn.
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🐦 The scene is as beautiful as in a fairy tale: A sunbird bathes on dew-filled flower petals. #birds #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #photograghy #TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsOfTwitter
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When I left my most recent hospital stay, I left a handwritten copy of this tucked beside the bed. I hope it's still there.
For the One Who Will Have My Bed in the Psych Ward So it happens the darkness did not take you. So it happens you stand before the mirror and shake the grave-clothes' cargo from your shoulders. So it happens your shadow's wings are furled. Listen. Sit down at the table and break the bread, and drink your little water, and do not ask why you deserve this mercy. Someone, maybe you, must want this. Stay here. Eat. You have to. To save yourself is to save a stranger's world. —Joseph Fasano

ALT For the One Who Will Have My Bed in the Psych Ward So it happens the darkness did not take you. So it happens you stand before the mirror and shake the grave-clothes' cargo from your shoulders. So it happens your shadow's wings are furled. Listen. Sit down at the table and break the bread, and drink your little water, and do not ask why you deserve this mercy. Someone, maybe you, must want this. Stay here. Eat. You have to. To save yourself is to save a stranger's world. —Joseph Fasano

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The Park, like much of New York, is experiencing heavy flooding right now. We urge our neighbors to stay inside if possible. This flooding illustrates how the existing Park infrastructure can't handle the increased severity of storms that we're facing. 🧵
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Absolutely brilliant, this Mary Ruefle.
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As someone who finds the dunnock and gadwall utterly beautiful, and prone to dodgy dancing, I think this represents my spirit bird!! What an absolute stunner 💚
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Courtship dance of Striped Cuckoo.
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Blackburnian Warbler song in slow motion
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