Earthling
@earthling5.bsky.social
Writer, Poet, Designer • Fan of #PlanetEarth, #gardens, #democracy, #science, the #arts, & the #OxfordComma. Honored to have #books published by Beacon Press and Graywolf Press. Photos are mine/© ~ unless reposts or credited. • Happy to be here!
#Video of the Inaugural Event at the Library of Congress to celebrate the new U.S. Poet laureate ~ Arthur Sze!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yaj...
#Poets #Poetry #PoetLaureate #LibraryofCongress #Bravo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yaj...
#Poets #Poetry #PoetLaureate #LibraryofCongress #Bravo
U.S. Poet Laureate Inaugural Event Celebrating Arthur Sze
YouTube video by Library of Congress
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December 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#Video of the Inaugural Event at the Library of Congress to celebrate the new U.S. Poet laureate ~ Arthur Sze!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yaj...
#Poets #Poetry #PoetLaureate #LibraryofCongress #Bravo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yaj...
#Poets #Poetry #PoetLaureate #LibraryofCongress #Bravo
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Last night, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE delivered his remarkable inaugural reading. His poems called us to dissolve the boundaries we imagine or impose between ourselves and our world. Line by line, ARTHUR's distinctive generosity as poet, translator, and now Poet Laureate unfolded.
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Last night, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE delivered his remarkable inaugural reading. His poems called us to dissolve the boundaries we imagine or impose between ourselves and our world. Line by line, ARTHUR's distinctive generosity as poet, translator, and now Poet Laureate unfolded.
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Have you ever felt a book could remake the world by rearranging its pieces? In LISA OLSTEIN’s DISTINGUISHED OFFICE OF ECHOES, antique primers, natural histories, and medical texts are reimagined as surreal landscapes.
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Have you ever felt a book could remake the world by rearranging its pieces? In LISA OLSTEIN’s DISTINGUISHED OFFICE OF ECHOES, antique primers, natural histories, and medical texts are reimagined as surreal landscapes.
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More waves! Powerful, but peaceful :)
I had this one printed out on textured art paper which really brought out the texture of the spray.
#Iceland Oct 2021
I had this one printed out on textured art paper which really brought out the texture of the spray.
#Iceland Oct 2021
January 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
More waves! Powerful, but peaceful :)
I had this one printed out on textured art paper which really brought out the texture of the spray.
#Iceland Oct 2021
I had this one printed out on textured art paper which really brought out the texture of the spray.
#Iceland Oct 2021
A Handy #Kinship #Chart ~ Hope this might be useful for your holidays! Several years ago, for a brief time, I had this chart mastered. Am now aiming to restore working knowledge before #celebrating winter #holidays with beloved #relatives, who represent five #generations! #Cheers #Infographic
December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A Handy #Kinship #Chart ~ Hope this might be useful for your holidays! Several years ago, for a brief time, I had this chart mastered. Am now aiming to restore working knowledge before #celebrating winter #holidays with beloved #relatives, who represent five #generations! #Cheers #Infographic
A favorite photograph by Peaklass — @peaklass.bsky.social
— a writer/photographer who creates stunning images of the Peak District in #England along with commentary. Photo©2024Peaklass
Site: peaklass.com + blog: peaklass.com/blog/
#Photography #NaturePhotography #BeautifulPlanet #Writers
— a writer/photographer who creates stunning images of the Peak District in #England along with commentary. Photo©2024Peaklass
Site: peaklass.com + blog: peaklass.com/blog/
#Photography #NaturePhotography #BeautifulPlanet #Writers
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A favorite photograph by Peaklass — @peaklass.bsky.social
— a writer/photographer who creates stunning images of the Peak District in #England along with commentary. Photo©2024Peaklass
Site: peaklass.com + blog: peaklass.com/blog/
#Photography #NaturePhotography #BeautifulPlanet #Writers
— a writer/photographer who creates stunning images of the Peak District in #England along with commentary. Photo©2024Peaklass
Site: peaklass.com + blog: peaklass.com/blog/
#Photography #NaturePhotography #BeautifulPlanet #Writers
For #Bluesky! The Blue of the Sky | via John Hamilton:
"A cyanometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of #blue in the #sky. Its #invention in 1789 is attributed to the mountain climber and physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. (image by unknown)
#Science 1/2
"A cyanometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of #blue in the #sky. Its #invention in 1789 is attributed to the mountain climber and physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. (image by unknown)
#Science 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For #Bluesky! The Blue of the Sky | via John Hamilton:
"A cyanometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of #blue in the #sky. Its #invention in 1789 is attributed to the mountain climber and physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. (image by unknown)
#Science 1/2
"A cyanometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of #blue in the #sky. Its #invention in 1789 is attributed to the mountain climber and physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. (image by unknown)
#Science 1/2
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Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once
Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once
Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defences
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December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once
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Today, let's celebrate a drawn and illuminated crane that functions as a pointing gesture to a new paragraph (in a fourteenth century manuscript). It looks like he is walking into the text, right? #bookhistory
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Great #Libraries of the World: Great Hall of the Jefferson Building, U.S. Library of Congress. The statue holds a torch, an emblem for learning and the quest for knowledge. (istock image). "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges
#LibraryLove #Librarians
#LibraryLove #Librarians
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great #Libraries of the World: Great Hall of the Jefferson Building, U.S. Library of Congress. The statue holds a torch, an emblem for learning and the quest for knowledge. (istock image). "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges
#LibraryLove #Librarians
#LibraryLove #Librarians
In the Garden, Nov 2025
Late fall leaves encased in ice on a fieldstone wall.
We like to keep most of our #leaves in #winter as insulation for garden beds and shelter for #ladybugs, bumblebees, wood frogs, Luna moths, and the like.
#Gardens #Fall #NaturePhotography #Photography #FallColor
Late fall leaves encased in ice on a fieldstone wall.
We like to keep most of our #leaves in #winter as insulation for garden beds and shelter for #ladybugs, bumblebees, wood frogs, Luna moths, and the like.
#Gardens #Fall #NaturePhotography #Photography #FallColor
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In the Garden, Nov 2025
Late fall leaves encased in ice on a fieldstone wall.
We like to keep most of our #leaves in #winter as insulation for garden beds and shelter for #ladybugs, bumblebees, wood frogs, Luna moths, and the like.
#Gardens #Fall #NaturePhotography #Photography #FallColor
Late fall leaves encased in ice on a fieldstone wall.
We like to keep most of our #leaves in #winter as insulation for garden beds and shelter for #ladybugs, bumblebees, wood frogs, Luna moths, and the like.
#Gardens #Fall #NaturePhotography #Photography #FallColor
Wondrous commentary: @joriegraham.bsky.social on a visionary poem that "confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice: a voice modulating between melancholy and wit.... a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse." #Poetry #Poem #Poets #ElizabethBishop #Writing
bit.ly/jg-on-bishop
bit.ly/jg-on-bishop
Jorie Graham on Elizabeth Bishop’s “At the Fishhouses”
The poem confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice—a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wondrous commentary: @joriegraham.bsky.social on a visionary poem that "confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice: a voice modulating between melancholy and wit.... a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse." #Poetry #Poem #Poets #ElizabethBishop #Writing
bit.ly/jg-on-bishop
bit.ly/jg-on-bishop
Weekend Biscuiteering ~ for a continued giving of thanks gathering. Fluffy-style buttermilk biscuits, out of the oven, cooling, and awaiting ham and bacon filling. (For this kind of biscuit, it's great to use a soft red winter wheat flour.)
#Bakesky #Buttermilk #Biscuits #Thankful #Baking
#Bakesky #Buttermilk #Biscuits #Thankful #Baking
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Weekend Biscuiteering ~ for a continued giving of thanks gathering. Fluffy-style buttermilk biscuits, out of the oven, cooling, and awaiting ham and bacon filling. (For this kind of biscuit, it's great to use a soft red winter wheat flour.)
#Bakesky #Buttermilk #Biscuits #Thankful #Baking
#Bakesky #Buttermilk #Biscuits #Thankful #Baking
#HappyThanksgiving
A #pecan #pie ready for #baking. This year, I used pie diva Melissa Clark's #recipe, which calls for browned butter, maple syrup, honey, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and a wee dram of bourbon. Clark describes the recipe + process in this #video: bit.ly/MC-howto
A #pecan #pie ready for #baking. This year, I used pie diva Melissa Clark's #recipe, which calls for browned butter, maple syrup, honey, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and a wee dram of bourbon. Clark describes the recipe + process in this #video: bit.ly/MC-howto
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#HappyThanksgiving
A #pecan #pie ready for #baking. This year, I used pie diva Melissa Clark's #recipe, which calls for browned butter, maple syrup, honey, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and a wee dram of bourbon. Clark describes the recipe + process in this #video: bit.ly/MC-howto
A #pecan #pie ready for #baking. This year, I used pie diva Melissa Clark's #recipe, which calls for browned butter, maple syrup, honey, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and a wee dram of bourbon. Clark describes the recipe + process in this #video: bit.ly/MC-howto
#HappyThanksgiving! ~ "Your randomly nice #word of the day is: GLISK, from Scots, meaning: 'Sunlight glimpsed through a break in the clouds; a fleeting glance at a glittering sight; a brief glow of warmth from a fire that's burned low; a sudden flash of #hope in the heart.'" — via Robert MacFarland
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#HappyThanksgiving! ~ "Your randomly nice #word of the day is: GLISK, from Scots, meaning: 'Sunlight glimpsed through a break in the clouds; a fleeting glance at a glittering sight; a brief glow of warmth from a fire that's burned low; a sudden flash of #hope in the heart.'" — via Robert MacFarland
The Power of Tiny #Gardens • Think of a tiny city garden like a coral reef, where one little worm comes & builds its cave. And then another one attaches itself...Soon you have a great coral reef supporting 100s of #species. Tiny gardens work that way. #Climate #PlanetaryHealth
bit.ly/tinygardenpo...
bit.ly/tinygardenpo...
Q&A: The power of tiny gardens and their role in addressing climate change
In this Q&A, MIT professor Kate Brown discusses her latest research, and how she believes her current project exploring the history of tiny gardens could help put power into the hands of ordinary ...
news.mit.edu
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Power of Tiny #Gardens • Think of a tiny city garden like a coral reef, where one little worm comes & builds its cave. And then another one attaches itself...Soon you have a great coral reef supporting 100s of #species. Tiny gardens work that way. #Climate #PlanetaryHealth
bit.ly/tinygardenpo...
bit.ly/tinygardenpo...
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I’m going to link a few recipes here that might come in handy about now.
#Thanksgiving #HomeCooking #ComfortFood #Baking #Pie #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky
goodport.blog/2025/03/13/n...
#Thanksgiving #HomeCooking #ComfortFood #Baking #Pie #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky
goodport.blog/2025/03/13/n...
Never-Fail Pie Crust Enjoying a Simple Life At Home With Goodport
Print Recipe This is an old recipe that’s been around forever, and my favorite all-around flakey crust. Easy to work with, great flavor, and flakey! Perfect for both sweet or savory fillings.…
goodport.blog
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m going to link a few recipes here that might come in handy about now.
#Thanksgiving #HomeCooking #ComfortFood #Baking #Pie #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky
goodport.blog/2025/03/13/n...
#Thanksgiving #HomeCooking #ComfortFood #Baking #Pie #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky
goodport.blog/2025/03/13/n...
Forest Bathing ~ 24 November 2025
"The first works related to sylvotherapy go back to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder, 'the smell of the forest where pitch and resin are collected [therefore coniferous forests] is extremely salutary.'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin...
"The first works related to sylvotherapy go back to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder, 'the smell of the forest where pitch and resin are collected [therefore coniferous forests] is extremely salutary.'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin...
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Forest Bathing ~ 24 November 2025
"The first works related to sylvotherapy go back to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder, 'the smell of the forest where pitch and resin are collected [therefore coniferous forests] is extremely salutary.'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin...
"The first works related to sylvotherapy go back to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder, 'the smell of the forest where pitch and resin are collected [therefore coniferous forests] is extremely salutary.'"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin...
AI Is Not Deciding Our Future, We Are —
Acclaimed MIT labor economist David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat.
betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss...
#AI #HumanFuture #GoodJobs #WealthInequality #Economy #Technology #FutureOfWork #WellBeing #TechEthics #LivableFuture #Labor
Acclaimed MIT labor economist David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat.
betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss...
#AI #HumanFuture #GoodJobs #WealthInequality #Economy #Technology #FutureOfWork #WellBeing #TechEthics #LivableFuture #Labor
“AI Is Not Deciding Our Future, We Are”
Labor economist and MIT professor David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat when it comes to artificial intelligence.
betterworld.mit.edu
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
AI Is Not Deciding Our Future, We Are —
Acclaimed MIT labor economist David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat.
betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss...
#AI #HumanFuture #GoodJobs #WealthInequality #Economy #Technology #FutureOfWork #WellBeing #TechEthics #LivableFuture #Labor
Acclaimed MIT labor economist David Autor maintains that humans are still in the driver’s seat.
betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum/iss...
#AI #HumanFuture #GoodJobs #WealthInequality #Economy #Technology #FutureOfWork #WellBeing #TechEthics #LivableFuture #Labor
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@dapowell.bsky.social this is completely brilliant. I have read it over & over. The music ( no surprise) is astounding. It's also new--which is saying so much as I thought you'd undergone & transmitted every possible music. Thank you. Bless you. I needed this. More than I can say.
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
“Senescence”
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
www.newyorker.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@dapowell.bsky.social this is completely brilliant. I have read it over & over. The music ( no surprise) is astounding. It's also new--which is saying so much as I thought you'd undergone & transmitted every possible music. Thank you. Bless you. I needed this. More than I can say.
At the Pond Today | Late Fall Grasses
#photography #naturephotography #landscape #fallcolors #grasses #ourbeautifulplanet #dailywalk #nativeplants
#photography #naturephotography #landscape #fallcolors #grasses #ourbeautifulplanet #dailywalk #nativeplants
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
At the Pond Today | Late Fall Grasses
#photography #naturephotography #landscape #fallcolors #grasses #ourbeautifulplanet #dailywalk #nativeplants
#photography #naturephotography #landscape #fallcolors #grasses #ourbeautifulplanet #dailywalk #nativeplants
Is #AI coming for our #jobs? Maybe. See which industries are most/least at risk. MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says, "Society has two paths forward." Only one of them will benefit people and job creation. Story: www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
#TechEthics #FutureOfWork #AIeconomy #Inequality
#TechEthics #FutureOfWork #AIeconomy #Inequality
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is #AI coming for our #jobs? Maybe. See which industries are most/least at risk. MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says, "Society has two paths forward." Only one of them will benefit people and job creation. Story: www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
#TechEthics #FutureOfWork #AIeconomy #Inequality
#TechEthics #FutureOfWork #AIeconomy #Inequality
#DYK More than half of MIT #students arrive on campus with advanced musical experience! Many have chosen MIT *because* it offers a conservatory-level #music program, as well as world-class #humanities, #tech, and #science. www.facebook.com/reel/2349303...
#HigherEd #ArtandScience #HolisticEd #Arts
#HigherEd #ArtandScience #HolisticEd #Arts
The Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building is the new home for MIT Music. Fully opened in February 2025, the building provides a centralized facility for music instruction and performance, with top-qua...
The Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building is the new home for MIT Music. Fully opened in February 2025, the building provides a centralized facility for music instruction and performance, with...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#DYK More than half of MIT #students arrive on campus with advanced musical experience! Many have chosen MIT *because* it offers a conservatory-level #music program, as well as world-class #humanities, #tech, and #science. www.facebook.com/reel/2349303...
#HigherEd #ArtandScience #HolisticEd #Arts
#HigherEd #ArtandScience #HolisticEd #Arts