A Word, Please

by Carol Edgarian


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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