Archive - My heart like a fire escape

My Heart like a Better Place

On small kindnesses, better worlds, and Aracelis Girmay's poem "On Kindness."

Sep 25, 2021 •

My Heart like a Pyre

On scarcity, book reviewing, and generosity in Arseny Tarkovsky poems.

Sep 4, 2021 •

August 2021

My Heart like a Parachute

On heart attacks, being held, and Emma Bolden's poem "Beyond Love."

Aug 14, 2021 •

My Heart like a Voicemail

On My Chemical Romance, The Opposite of Loneliness, and Keith S. Wilson's poem "String Theory."

Aug 2, 2021 •

July 2021

My Heart like a Lantern

On community, fulfillment, and Joy Harjo's "For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet"

Jul 29, 2021 •

My Heart like an Escape Plan

On Schizophrenia, survival, and Jack Gilbert's "A Brief for the Defense"

Jul 26, 2021 •

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