Mid-Week Libation: Songbirds in the Marshlands
Pour yourself a glass of Quinta do Mouro Tinto, enjoy a poem by Emily Pauline Johnson, check out the art of Hannah Lim & celebrate the life of Darcelle XV!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Lytton Strachey
Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Quinta do Mouro Tinto (Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal)
Another R&R Playlist for your listening pleasure: Songbirds
The Art of Hannah Lim
Poem of the Week: “Marshlands” by Emily Pauline Johnson [aka Tekahionwake] (1861-1913)
Marshlands by Emily Pauline Johnson [aka Tekahionwake] A thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim, And meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim. The pools low lying, dank with moss and mould, Glint through their mildews like large cups of gold. Among the wild rice in the still lagoon, In monotone the lizard shrills his tune. The wild goose, homing, seeks a sheltering, Where rushes grow, and oozing lichens cling. Late cranes with heavy wing, and lazy flight, Sail up the silence with the nearing night. And like a spirit, swathed in some soft veil, Steals twilight and its shadows o’er the swale. Hushed lie the sedges, and the vapours creep, Thick, grey and humid, while the marshes sleep.
Drag Performance of the Week: Celebrating the Life of Darcelle XV (November 16, 1930 – March 23, 2023)
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today is the birthday of Paul Ranson, Tyra Kleen, Aurora Cáceres, Cecile Walton, Yvan Goll, Dora Carrington, William Walton, Edward Burra, Braguinha, Freya von Moltke, Hyman Bloom, Alberto Arai, Denton Welch, Pearl Bailey, Zlata Bizova, Utpal Dutt, Gloria Davy, Roberto Chabet, Astrud Gilberto, Ray Davis, Eric Idle, Abbas, Vangelis, Frank Bowe, Michael Brecker, Dave Greenfield, Mory Kanté, Nick Ut, Wichie Torres, Wim Heldens, Marina Sirtis, Perry Farrell, Amy Sedaris, Edmundo Paz Soldán, Lucy Lawless, Roberto Fonseca and Bryce Hudson!
Where are you finding beauty this Wednesday?