I lived on a block when I was a child. There were eight homes on each side of the street. I knew everyone who lived in each house. The people who lived on the blocks around me could say the same. Today, I live in a building with ten floors and eighty apartments. There areContinueContinue reading “Michael Tyler: ‘What We Landmark in Our Hearts’”
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The Quilted Word: To Women, From Women
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence, and Others Foreword The events of this past Sunday made me think of the women in my life, many of whom were a part of sewing and knitting and quilting circles. I would sit around them and listen to them share stories and hopes and dreams. Special memories. In thatContinueContinue reading “The Quilted Word: To Women, From Women”
‘The Accelerating Expansion of Civil Rights’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler I had a meaningful and memorable conversation at a local coffee shop yesterday, with someone I’ll identify as a profoundly aware and grippingly intelligent human being. He self-identified as a twenty-six year old, African American gay man. With him, I had a discussion unlike any that I’ve ever had with anyone elseContinueContinue reading “‘The Accelerating Expansion of Civil Rights’ by Michael Tyler”