Stephanie Nichols

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Take risks, fearlessly. Make no excuses and admit nothing. Read more. Fight the system, do it with intention and your heart. Celebrate all the victories, celebrate the moment, share stories. With all my love and gratitude, thank you for teaching me this shit and so,...
Mark Bean

Mark Bean

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True Enough (For Burke) The legacy of battles and life Shapes and wears your body Sassy-leafed countenance Once emerging, now fading Your sturdy trunk, now bent. I recall Yeats once said: Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through...
Helen Lee

Helen Lee

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Dan Leahy Our Working Class Hero There is no doubt We were looking for a landing From our working class angst A rationale for our luck For rubbing shoulders with college kids Covering up our lack of confidence With brazen talk and street smarts We joined unions With...

Jennifer Dowd Edmondson

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Me and Dan I spent a key period of my youth “helping” Dan and my mom, Jinx Dowd, doing office chores for the Human Affairs Program. Mostly my help was the sort that involves things like walking around and around a long table collating the Organizers...