Going the Distance: Yearning to Breathe Free – January 2021

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free –
January 1

“12/29/2020,” Larnie Fox  “This Time,” Constance Beutel  “We Wish We Could,” Bud Light

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free –
January 3

“Time Catching Up,” Ronna Leon

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 6
“Stepping Up To The New Year,” Rekha Ramani  “Tempest-Tossed,” Mary Susan Gast  “O Ship of State,” (excerpt) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 8
“January 6, 2021,” Mary Susan Gast  “January 6—Epiphany Psalm,” Mary Susan Gast

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 10
“In A Universe,” Jan Radesky  “Biology Lesson,” Nina Serrano  “Georgia On My Mind,” Galen Kusic

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 13
“USA Coup Attempt 2021,” Nina Serrano  “Swift Justice On January 6,” Mary Susan Gast  “On The Day After The Insurrection,” Johanna Ely

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 15
“High Hopes,” Kathleen Herrmann  “Impeached 2.0 Acrostic,” Shaken American

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 17
“Siege Mentalities,” Mary Susan Gast  “The Inauguration,” Will Emes, Jr.  “Show Me,” Jan Radesky

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 20
“These Days,” Tom Stanton  “For The Future,” Claire J. Baker  “Hard Fact,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 22
“A Winter’s Day,” Joanne Jagoda    “Please Convict (Acrostic),” Shaken American    “On Hope and Disappointment,” Martin Luther King
From “The Hill We Climb,” Amanda Gorman

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 24
“To Americans Who Are Lonely Right Now,” Deborah Fruchey   “Transition,” Jeannette DesBoine   “On The Inaugural Poem,” Tom Stanton    “At Nobel Prize Acceptance,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 27
“1/6/21,” Larnie Fox   “Please Listen,” Bud Light   “On History,” Maya Angelou  “Anticipation,” Galen Kusic

Going the Distance – Yearning to Breathe Free – January 31
“Message From A Quarantine Room,” Patricia Horan   “Meteorology Report, January 3, 2021,” Mary Susan Gast