{poker face} i have to stop myself, from writing an excerpt to explain my poetry, because that’s the beauty of it. like the silence of a cliffhanger, it’s open for your interpretation, for what you choose to hear, not what i want you to hear. –e.l. jayne
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‘…[this] isolated life, which became more and more isolated, the more I came to know myself’
“I always lived in isolated life, which became more and more isolated the more I came to know myself.” -Fernando Pessoa
‘…I would like my role in the world to be to educate others, to feel more and more for themselves…’
“More than anything, I would like my role in the world to be to educate others to feel more and more for themselves and less and less according to the dynamic law of collectivity.” Fernando Pessoa
‘…not even that of enjoying life’
“We are, in general, creatures who have never learned an art or a skill, not even that of enjoying life.” Fernando Pessoa
Raúl Zurita, Chilean poet
Purgatory is the seminal literary text provoked by the military coup that overthrew the newly elected democratic government of Salvador Allende in Chile of 1973. At the time, Zurita wrote poetry in an act of defiance to being silenced and to exercise his freedom, or what he lacked.
How a Pencil Proves our Indisputable Interconnectedness — Pointless Overthinking
By E.L. Jayne Our interconnectedness and reliance on other human beings is taken for granted lately. It seems as if people only want to surround themselves with other like-minded people. This is profoundly dangerous. How a Pencil Proves our Indisputable Interconnectedness — Pointless Overthinking These are tumultuous times. Relentless divisiveness pushed down our throats. It’s time…
Why I’m Not making New Year’s resolutions and why you shouldn’t either. — Pointless Overthinking
By E. L. Jayne The dust from the holidays is starting to settle; it’s that time of year again. Personally, I’d vote for an execution of the New Year’s resolution. Why I’m Not making New Year’s resolutions and why you shouldn’t either. — Pointless Overthinking Click the link above for the full article!
Knowing Laughter — Pointless Overthinking
Provided by Billy Osogo | Dr Brené Brown, in her insightful book, I Thought It Was Just Me, writes about “knowing laughter.” She defines it as “laughter that results from recognizing the universality of our shared experiences, both positive and negative.” Knowing Laughter — Pointless Overthinking My friend published his first article on our Pointless Overthinking…
To Do: Gratitude and Food — Pointless Overthinking
By Ellen Jayne {generations} maybe because, the same blood that runs through my veins, ran for centuries before me, and will continue to live on after me, each generation passing down their stories To Do: Gratitude and Food — Pointless Overthinking Happy Thanksgiving my fellow bloggers and blog lovers 🙂 There are so many things to…
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