It's a difficult day for some, so we’ll be tweeting some of our archive stories to help you through it.
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Books are therapy—from literature courses for inmates to reading circles for elderly people suffering from dementia. http://nyer.cm/9vmVfhw pic.twitter.com/GcoigZcNtA
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Megan Phelps-Roper, once a staunch Westboro member, is proof that even those mired in hate can redeem themselves. http://nyer.cm/22kSPyV pic.twitter.com/KB6FBunGRc
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Leafy sidewalks and forests are great for our lungs, but they also make us feel richer, younger, and more focussed. http://nyer.cm/IYwndxr pic.twitter.com/3ONcSFVfcM
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How music helps us heal, from damages both physiological and psychological:http://nyer.cm/9nwggH6
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as a Polish speaker I would amend the translation- Zagajewski means praise in the Homeric sense, better conveyed by:"try to sing"
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thanks for the info. So roughly, "try to sing to the mutilated world"?
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no, "try to sing a mutilated world;" like Homer "Sing the anger of Achilles" or Virgil "I sing arms and a man"
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thanks. Appreciate your insight!
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also loved the podcast with Ellen Bass reading it http://www.newyorker.com/podcast/poetry/ellen-bass-reads-adam-zagajewski …
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I post this every year on 9/11. It hurts to know how many people are hurting today. Fear has triumphed.
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- we all need to read more poetry- especially now
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this is beautiful. Thank you for posting it.
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Thank you for this. So hard to live it right now but the necessary truth of poetry is there.
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@reneauberjonois thanks Rene. I love it. And I am sorry about outcome.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yes everyone its the End times lol
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Thank you. That is beautiful.
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