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NPM21 Blog: The Golden Bed: On Resilience and When The Rebel Rolls Through by Britta B.
: out of what twisted music you were pushed : what rattles and ricochets : as necessary as what releases you : a relationship to creativity sustains you : propels you from the place grammar functions to dysfunction your inner voice : you live a double life : you keep a private collection of daydreams…
NPM21 Blog: Applauding Every Win: On Resilience by Amoya Reé
You are Enough I’m running another virtual Spoken Word workshop (COVID amirite?) and one of the participants, a young, queer, BIPOC musician asks me how they can become more resilient. Six faces in the Zoom meeting squares, staring at me, waiting for a response. I wanted to fire off a slew of motivational Pinterest quotes;…
NPM21 Blog: Resilience Is A Scam by Adèle Barclay
What I mean by that is the way we toss the concept of resilience around like we’re reaching for a small blanket to smother a raging forest fire feels suspect to me. You’re so resilient. You’re so, so strong. I’ve heard these refrains countless times throughout my life as if resilience were a trait, a…
LCP50: Celebrating 50 years
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