Tag: emergent complexity
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Sacred Harp Singing: Glossolalia, Polyphony, and Participatory Singing
What possible value could untrained, localized voices have for singing? None, especially in this age of commercialism where we can buy the best for our listening pleasure, passive though our listening is. Could participatory singing be more valuable for community building than the more passive state of “listening” most of us are accustomed to today?…
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Luna Ridge
I named this ridge on which I live Luna Ridge, because it seems the moon is never too far away, but the most scintillating moments here have actually been those experienced in the absence of her cool light, when darkness draws its own luminescence from galaxies abroad. These are moments when I look up into…
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Under Pressure
A single Mason jar filled with green, undeveloped cherry tomatoes I picked before the first frost and pickled with dill sprigs steals my imagination as I look up at the kitchen soffit where it sits. For days, I have been caught in emergent expectations for what might be contained there—a storehouse of…
Poet Laureate of Virginia 