Words are harbingers, messengers of our time. They come into the world one way, and as the world turns, they evolve. It strikes me that this year of challenge and change makes for the perfect moment to renew our words. Agree? Then come aboard! Each week on A Word, Please, we’ll be turning a new word around—how it began, how we’re using it now. Some weeks I’ll invite guests, or I’ll read a passage from something I’m working on, or a poem or page that I think will inspire us.
HUBRIS
Naomi Shihab Nye's "Kindness"
GIORNATA
GAR OO CHUGAR
FOOLS and FOLLY
EPHEMERAL
DOGMA
CAPACIOUS
COPACETIC
Gbenga Adesina's ODE TO WHAT I DO NOT KNOW
BULLY
APLOMB
Galway Kinnell's "Wait"
FETCH
FERRANTE'S MY BRILLIANT FRIEND
CURRENCY
CARK
ARRIVE
RUMI'S "THE GUEST HOUSE"
ZEALOUS
YES
XENOPHOBIA
WONDER
VIGILANCE
URBANE
TEMPORAL
STEREOTYPE
SANGUINE
RIVER
QUIXOTIC
PENTIMENTO
POIGNANT
OBFUSCATE
NIHILISM
All you word lovers: please join me! Let’s look at the world one word at a time.
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