@missgayle’s lyceum a commonplace book, or poems, prose, and the threads between them threshold, attention, ethics Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 threshold, attention, ethics Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 Ithaka by C. P. Cavafy Read More Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 The Tongue Says Loneliness by Jane Hirshfield Read More attention, the sacred, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 attention, the sacred, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 The Coming of Light by Mark Strand Read More resilience, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 resilience, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 Snowdrops by Louise Glück Read More the sacred, threshold, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 the sacred, threshold, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 Be ahead of all parting, as if it had already happened by Rainer Maria Rilke Read More attention, threshold, relationship, the sacred Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, relationship, the sacred Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Two Dogs Ago by Michelle Latvala Read More threshold, resilience, the sacred, grief Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, resilience, the sacred, grief Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 The Wild Iris by Louise Glück Read More relationship, the sacred, not one not two, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 relationship, the sacred, not one not two, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda Read More attention, threshold, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 The Waking by Theodore Roethke Read More grief, relationship, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 grief, relationship, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Little Sleep's-Head Sprouting Hair in the Moonlight by Galway Kinnell Read More threshold, attention, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, attention, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Polaroids by Charles Wright Read More threshold, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Don’t Worry by Mary Oliver Read More the sacred, attention, threshold, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 the sacred, attention, threshold, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Excerpts from “The Four Quartets” Read More attention, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 a land not mine, still by Anna Ahkmatova Read More resilience, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 resilience, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton Read More attention, imagination, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 attention, imagination, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller Read More resilience, ethics, the sacred, threshold Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 resilience, ethics, the sacred, threshold Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Thanks, Robert Frost by David Ray Read More attention, relationship, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 attention, relationship, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Of Love by Mary Oliver Read More relationship, ethics Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 relationship, ethics Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Excerpt from “Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying” by Adrienne Rich Read More Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Excerpts from “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed Read More Newer Posts Older Posts a commonplace book, or poems, prose, and the threads between them Email Address Sign Up Thank you!
threshold, attention, ethics Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 threshold, attention, ethics Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 Ithaka by C. P. Cavafy Read More
Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 The Tongue Says Loneliness by Jane Hirshfield Read More
attention, the sacred, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 attention, the sacred, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 5/1/26 The Coming of Light by Mark Strand Read More
resilience, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 resilience, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 Snowdrops by Louise Glück Read More
the sacred, threshold, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 the sacred, threshold, resilience, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/30/26 Be ahead of all parting, as if it had already happened by Rainer Maria Rilke Read More
attention, threshold, relationship, the sacred Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, relationship, the sacred Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Two Dogs Ago by Michelle Latvala Read More
threshold, resilience, the sacred, grief Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, resilience, the sacred, grief Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 The Wild Iris by Louise Glück Read More
relationship, the sacred, not one not two, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 relationship, the sacred, not one not two, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda Read More
attention, threshold, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 The Waking by Theodore Roethke Read More
grief, relationship, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 grief, relationship, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Little Sleep's-Head Sprouting Hair in the Moonlight by Galway Kinnell Read More
threshold, attention, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, attention, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Polaroids by Charles Wright Read More
threshold, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 threshold, attention Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Don’t Worry by Mary Oliver Read More
the sacred, attention, threshold, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 the sacred, attention, threshold, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 Excerpts from “The Four Quartets” Read More
attention, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 attention, threshold, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 a land not mine, still by Anna Ahkmatova Read More
resilience, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 resilience, ethics, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/29/26 won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton Read More
attention, imagination, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 attention, imagination, not one not two, resilience Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller Read More
resilience, ethics, the sacred, threshold Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 resilience, ethics, the sacred, threshold Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Thanks, Robert Frost by David Ray Read More
attention, relationship, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 attention, relationship, the sacred, not one not two Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Of Love by Mary Oliver Read More
relationship, ethics Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 relationship, ethics Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Excerpt from “Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying” by Adrienne Rich Read More
Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Gayle Karen Young 4/28/26 Excerpts from “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed Read More