Today, on what would have been his 100th birthday, we celebrate the legendary Tony Bennett, whose timeless voice, effortless charm, and devotion to the Great American Songbook touched generations of listeners. His incredible seven-decade legacy as a master storyteller and jazz icon continues to inspire and live on through the music he gave the world.
This is by a patient of mine with early late stage dementia, who was a poet for most of her life. Her new poems are dictated to me during writing workshops I run at my hospice job. She hadn’t written since her diagnosis. This is one of seventeen poems I’ve written with her so far.
posted with permission from herself and her family.
She died early this morning.
I’ve been doing poetry since I could write but I do think she was my only teacher.
Working with her was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I mean it when I say you all are so lucky to get even this glimpse at the majesty of her work.
1924 Mikiphone portable pocket gramophone from Switzerland. Hungarian designer Miklós Vadász created this battery-free wonder in the 1920s so folks could spin records anywhere. Fold it up, tuck it in your pocket, and jam on the go with just a hand crank. Vintage portable tunes at their finest.
