Cutthroat, a Journal of the Arts congratulates the winners of the 2024 Joy Harjo Poetry Contest chosen by Elise Paschen: 1st: "Lord God Bird," Ibe Liebengerg 2nd: "State of Twilight," Shakiba Hashemi Hon. Ment.: A Strange Configuration of Angels," Jude Rittenhouse

Powerful. Just — wow. Including artist details on next post. 1/2

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Walking beyond language

“We must use our time and our space on … Earth … to leave it a little better than we found it, and now that need is greater than ever before.” Today, as the storm over the release of the Epstein files became a maelstrom, the American people rallied at more than 1,500 sites nationwide”

Good trouble in Westerly, Rhode Island

Today’s reminder: we can’t see what is coming. We can choose how we walk .

Today’s news, according to nature, who carries us.

A powerful quote about poetry by the first Native American Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo.

A lyrical poem by Jude Rittenhouse about connections to nature and each other. “We revise each other.” ✨ Read the full poem and other writings in our 2025 Spring/Summer issue: tiferetjournal.com/tiferet-jour... @juderitt.bsky.social

A robin began her nest yesterday (upper right). We humans have so much to learn from nature.

What is coming

Dense fog. We only know what we think Is coming.

Turbulence

12° and these amazing beings. This morning’s reminder of what is sometimes required.

Let us remember why we came here. youtu.be/AISD0cupGBY?...

Poetry is how we find each other in the dark. Keep writing, keep sharing, keep shining your light.

The mission

Rest well. Begin again tomorrow.

And this. #poetry #writing

In case anyone needs a moment

I’m with her. (in more ways than you might imagine)

Our mission

"Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here." - Max Ehrmann

Thanks to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for this reminder: We are not the resistance—we are not the dam. We are the river.

This morning‘s light in southern New England. Grateful for these words from MLK Jr.: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Nature is a teacher. Opening to the unknowns of 2025.

Creation and meaning-making: What do you intend to create in 2025?

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.. Dear President Carter Thank you This Humble, Compassionate Man A Nobel Prize Winner 2002 He was truly underrated His humanitarian work bar none, the best His message: "Let us learn together & laugh together and work together confident in the end we will triumph "

In shore fog, you see, smell, hear how everything is connected.

Solstice, like any day or moment: a turning. A shift in relationships. A time when deep darkness leads to the return of light.

Sea is a wise teacher

This. Now.

Here we are in 1995 with the first issue of what was to become the feminist literary magazine, Moon Journal (1995-2009). My dear friend and founding co-editor, Mary Ber, died last night. We had an amazing run.

From a poem (still emerging), inspired by wise tree-elders: “Those who cling to green may crack, break in coming winds. Release summer’s worn out pages; earth can be trusted to turn them…”

Rest well, as we travel into this night together.

Bits of the larger story

Grateful to Joyce Kornblatt for sharing this poem by Louise Erdrich:

The art of Being

“I don't know why I still find it so hard to accept that words are faulty and by their very nature innacurate.” Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

Timely reminder: Bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year. Amazon doesn't need your business, bookstores do

There are many ways to rise.

This morning, fields and sea remind me of “Breath” (published in Connecticut River Review):

Grateful to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this reminder: Our representatives, senators, president – all government employees – work for us. They may need us to reach out and remind them of that – especially now.

...an important part of taking care of yourself, because you are interwoven with the ten trillion things in this single garment of destiny that has been stained and torn, but is still being woven and mended and washed.

Many young women are asking: how do I get involved? We are the ones creating whatever comes next. May we be guided.