Posts Tagged With: Amanda Gorman

Day 4761: Chill

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Ann Koplow

These days, there is a chill in the air — in the beautiful city of Minneapolis and elsewhere.

What ICE is doing is chilling and the world can see residents trying to chill while also protecting their neighbors, lest they set off the heat of more violence.

Yesterday, my manager asked how she could help me from being too harsh on myself in certain situations and I told her to just say “Chill.”

Shall we all chill as we look at my images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “chill” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who help me chill during these chilling times, including YOU.

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Amanda Gorman, cats, ICE in Minneapolis, Less Grind More Chill, poetry, Taipei Cuisine, TED talk by Eso Tolson, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter | 10 Comments

Day 4251: Poets

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Ann Koplow

On Poet’s Day, my son and I discussed William Carlos Williams’s poem about a red wheelbarrow as we looked at scenery that would inspire many a poet.

On our tour bus, the driver talked about black bears and grizzly bears, which reminded me of the poem/song lyrics I wrote about bears a year ago. After I showed it to her during lunch, she asked me to read it to all the passengers on the bus in the afternoon.

After a poetic dinner …

… I asked a question about poets on Twitter.

Here’s the amazing poet Amanda Gorman on Poet’s Day at the Democrat National Convention:

I wonder what poets we will encounter today.

Thanks to all who are here for this poets post, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, travel | Tags: Amanda Gorman, August 22 2024, Banff National Park, bears, Poet’s Day, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the Democrat National Convention, The Red Wheelbarrow, Twitter, William Carlos Williams | 14 Comments

Day 3014: Should we be concerned?

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Ann Koplow

When I read the news and witness people sharing loss, grief, and trauma in therapy, I often wonder “Should we be concerned?”

Should we be concerned that it’s difficult to know what we should be concerned about?

Should we be concerned about things we can control and/or things we cannot control? Should we be concerned that it’s difficult to know what we can control and what we can’t?

Should we be concerned that so many awful things — including racism, sexism, ageism, misogyny, classism, homophobia, transphobia, sizeism, denial, hypocrisy, greed, and shortsightedness — are in our system?

Should we be concerned about my images for today?