Robyn Ravlich

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Robyn Ravlich

@RobynRavlich

Music loving radio feature producer and author, Skywriting: making radio waves (Brandl & Schlesinger), 2019, & on Kindle. I’m PoeticResonance on Substack.

Words & Music Katılım Mayıs 2009
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Joseph Fasano@Joseph_Fasano_·
Still the greatest diary entry ever.
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@Joseph_Fasano_ That is wonderful, giving inspiration to those who will find the words for their story.
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Joseph Fasano@Joseph_Fasano_·
I'm so pleased to learn that my poetry prompts will be distributed for free—through the Prison Books Program—to tens of thousands of incarcerated people who have requested resources to help them write poetry.
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Joseph Fasano
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For Renee Good We haven't forgotten you— not the blood, not the plushies in the glove box, not the voice that called out like ours, the poems left unfinished that winter. We haven't forgotten what a poet is. Not you, not Hughes, not Dickinson, not Whitman as he knelt over the soldiers, whispering his verses as surgeons worked. We haven't forgotten Death is strong. Breath-friend, who could sing us through this winter? Whitman? Bishop? Dickinson? And when the bullets began in their madness, did you, too, hear America singing? Did you open, and stay open, in a brutal place, enough to hear the music moving through you, the battle cry, the mother's cry of a country, the singing that is everyone's, and endless, and that says that the powerless have power, and the earth is words, and the spring is more than flowers? They can kill the singers but they cannot kill the song. They can kill the singers but they cannot kill the song. —Joseph Fasano
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José Morgado@josemorgado·
Absolutely amazing video from the @atptour
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Joseph Fasano
Joseph Fasano@Joseph_Fasano_·
for Alex Pretti
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When Kafka was dying and unable to speak, he wrote little messages on strips of paper for his doctor and friends who visited him. Here are three of them:
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Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof@NickKristof·
Some sobering points here that underscore how quickly and how severely President Trump and his enablers have damaged America's standing.
Lars Christensen@MaMoMVPY

The problem isn't Trump. The problem is the US. When the outside world observes Trump's insane behaviour and his threats against allies, and we at the same time observe that there is no real action from the US public, Congress, the US Supreme Court, or the US media about this insanity, we will all have to conclude that the US accepts this behaviour. The public in the US think the US is entitled to a certain position in the world where there is no room for decent behaviour and where there are no norms and rules. That means that we all have to conclude that the US — not only Trump — has betrayed the international order that the US, with its Western partners, were the main architects of after the Second World War. This is the conclusion that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney so clearly laid out in his speech at Davos yesterday. We simply cannot trust the US to play by the rules any more. Therefore, we also fundamentally have to ask ourselves — should we trust the financial and economic structure which is an integral part of the global rules-based order? Americans live in the illusion that the US can do everything on its own, despite the fact that the US for nearly 20 years has lived beyond its means. US private and government consumption has been funded by, among others, European central banks and pension funds. But we now have to ask ourselves — why would we trade in dollars? Why would we put our savings into US Treasury bonds? If the US is not a rules-based society, we cannot trust the dollar to be a stable currency, and it would be insane to hold dollars. As domestic US institutions are eroded and governance structures destroyed, the US will be turned into an emerging market economy — or more accurately, a de-merging economy. If the US threatens the territory of allies, then the US acts as an authoritarian bully nation. Nobody in their right mind would lend money to the US government. If the US doesn't live up to its international obligations and respect the sovereignty of other nations, why would we expect the US government to honour its debts? If Trump can tariff nations that will not give up their territory, then there is certainly no reason to believe that the US will not introduce capital controls. And if that is a risk, why would you risk investing in the US? It is not a question about Europe standing up to the US. It is a question about being prudent with our investments — about reducing risks. Every day Trump remains in office, distrust of the US increases, and the cost for the US will go up day by day. And this is irreversible. It takes years to build trust, but you can destroy it by your actions in minutes. Europe has now completely lost trust in the US. And so has Canada. It is up to the people of the US to demonstrate that Trump is an 'outlier', and it is up to the American people to stop him. If you don't do that, we will have to assume that this is what the US is about — whether the name of the President is Trump or something else, whether the President is a Republican or a Democrat.

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Tony Windsor
Tony Windsor@TonyHWindsor·
Very sad to see the Bondi vigil to those who died turned into a political attack on PM @AlboMP …not the time or place for such an activity and will only damage the various causes being pursued. Lest We Forget the victims of this senseless act.
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Robyn Ravlich@RobynRavlich·
@BazzaCC Nature’s the best decorator. Magical tree, full of colour and sound.
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Robyn Ravlich@RobynRavlich·
@Joseph_Fasano_ Take time to enjoy those wild & quiet places, and come back to us with more of your wonderful words.
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Joseph Fasano
Joseph Fasano@Joseph_Fasano_·
I'm signing off for a little while to take care of my mind & spirit. For many years I've tried to help carve out a little corner of truth & beauty in this space. I hope it's been helpful. And I hope to be back soon, with new words I've heard in the wild & quiet places.
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Joseph Fasano@Joseph_Fasano_·
Just to be absolutely clear...
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Robyn Ravlich@RobynRavlich·
@carlosalcaraz We watched your brilliant match and victory this morning from Sydney. Such a pair of champions! We hope you will continue to enthrall all of us for years to come. Enjoy the celebrations!
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How interesting that Dali’s name was Salvador and his wife was Gala.
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Robyn Ravlich@RobynRavlich·
Just a master class from Jannik Sinner and such nice camaraderie between him and Bublik.
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