Behind a Wall That Needs Tearing Down
“Everything we need to know sits behind a wall that needs tearing down.” – Maya Stein
Ann Staley Tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series
Poet Sulima Malzin joins the Ann Staley tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series: Season 15 Episode 11, filmed July 13, 2022. (VIDEO)
Older Ladies
If you need a little lift today, “Older Ladies” just might be your ticket.
Speaking of Hope
Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. (Rebecca Solnit)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
What’s the difference between a bookkeeper in the garment district and a Supreme Court Justice? One generation. – RIP, Notorious RBG
Nosdrovyea! (maybe)
What? In a week where enormously horrible stuff is happening in the world, it’s borscht that gets a spot on the U.N. protection list?
Writing a Better Story, by Carrie Newcomer
When I discovered this inspirational recording, I knew I had found my theme song for Arms Filled With Bittersweet. Maybe yours too.
Dangerous Times Call for Dangerous Women
TED Talks: Pat Mitchell has nothing left to prove and much less to lose – she’s become a “dangerous woman.”
How to Buy Sulima’s Books
Here are ways to buy Words that Dance and Arms Filled with Bittersweet by Sulima Malzin.
Words That Dance
Words That Dance is a small volume of (mostly) poetry, a collection of Sulima Malzin’s sweet memories, random thoughts, and speculation.
Sulima Malzin
Author Sulima Malzin, who at age 83 identifies as an aging rascal and an occasional writer, has been putting words to paper since elementary school.
Inaugural Reading of Arms Filled With Bittersweet
Inaugural reading of some poems from Arms Filled with Bittersweet, filmed at the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on May 21, 2022. (VIDEO)