Archive - A Gentle Landing

words that break the fall

on deconstruction, rehumanization and cultivating poetic purpose

Jul 10 •

and

perching lines, no. 4

"betcha love can make it better": on letting go and packing light

Jul 3

June 2024

I could care less, pt. 1

on reaching our car(ry)ing capacities [ft. Lucille Clifton]

Jun 26

perching lines, no.3

a refuge, a cage, & "Eldest Dawtah Rage" (a peek inside my closet)

Jun 19 •

at ease, beloved

for those still gathering themselves this Pride Month [ft. a poem by Clint Smith]

Jun 12 •

May 2024

perching lines, no. 2

it's quieter now: on honoring your creative nature (ft. Parker Palmer)

May 29 •

at your leisure

on archival devotion, soul keeping, and finessing survival

May 22 •

perching lines, no. 1

for the lost: ft. a poem by Ocean Vuong, a courageously lost Black woman, and some questions for company

May 15 •

Everyday Wonder Illuminated

Bearing witness

Published on A Sip, A Shout Out & A Sentence • May 8

Knowing When to Say Yes, Family Reunion Style

How the three questions you get asked at the reunion can help you discern when to say yes and when to say no

Published on No Trifling Matter • May 1

April 2024

mourning to morning:

on grief, softness, and Black male aliveness

Apr 24 •

and

honor the hummm

a place to perch in borrowed songs

Apr 17 •

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