Pat, I love this so much! The screaming kids we were at the Saturday double-features! Joe! ❤️
In one of those sweet, unexpected woo-woo moments, I was thinking about a work friend of mine JUST YESTERDAY — he was (he passed a while ago) a poet, part of the New York School and he was also a chef. I worked with him at a cooking school and he used to leave copies of poems he was working on our desks and I kept one (from 30 years ago!) that he’d handwritten a note to me on about optimism, (Couldn’t we all use some right about now!) and I read it again yesterday!
Anyway, when I clicked on one of the links in your wonderful piece, much to my surprise and delight, I saw his name as one of the contributors in Joe’s book!
That is such a marvelous example of the stars aligning! I found some of Frank's poems when I fell in love with Joe. When you consider the similarieties of the times they lived through with ours, the fact that their art bloomed so fantastically is a reminder that being true to your talents and visions is a potent weapon against complacency. Not to be all woo-woo but I can hear them saying onward and upward!
I’m woo-wooing right along with you, Pat! Love this: “a reminder that being true to your talents and visions is a potent weapon against complacency.” Onward and upward, indeed!
Thank you for sharing the words, images, and links. Truly inspired stuff. Love the Oreo! So fresh and original.
I thought of you while look at Joe's food work. You and he would probably have a lot in common!
Pat, I love this so much! The screaming kids we were at the Saturday double-features! Joe! ❤️
In one of those sweet, unexpected woo-woo moments, I was thinking about a work friend of mine JUST YESTERDAY — he was (he passed a while ago) a poet, part of the New York School and he was also a chef. I worked with him at a cooking school and he used to leave copies of poems he was working on our desks and I kept one (from 30 years ago!) that he’d handwritten a note to me on about optimism, (Couldn’t we all use some right about now!) and I read it again yesterday!
Anyway, when I clicked on one of the links in your wonderful piece, much to my surprise and delight, I saw his name as one of the contributors in Joe’s book!
So, wherever you are Frank Lima, hello! ✨
That is such a marvelous example of the stars aligning! I found some of Frank's poems when I fell in love with Joe. When you consider the similarieties of the times they lived through with ours, the fact that their art bloomed so fantastically is a reminder that being true to your talents and visions is a potent weapon against complacency. Not to be all woo-woo but I can hear them saying onward and upward!
I’m woo-wooing right along with you, Pat! Love this: “a reminder that being true to your talents and visions is a potent weapon against complacency.” Onward and upward, indeed!
Delightful, Joe and Pat.
It's all Joe!