Here I am again, filling your inbox with delight. At least, that’s what I aim for. Since the last newsletter I sent you, a lot of things have happened. A global pandemic has been joined by another global movement. Will 2020 be the turning point year where we finally start seeing the end of racism? That would be good. I like a world where we move from an attitude of “us and them” to an attitude of “we, humanity”. Although I think demonstrations, and articles, and manifestos, and so on are a great way to ignite that fire of change, I would personally rather be part of the movement that comes after the change: building a culture of “we, humanity”. That is what Tripple Effect is about. Sharing stories and points of view from other humans, to foster connectedness and mutual understanding. I want Tripple Effect to be an incubator for empathy.
Image of an Old Voice
One story I would love for you to hear is the story of my poet friend Dennett. She writes beautiful poems, is certainly somebody who shows her world through poems and photos. That’s what we talked about in Chapter 6 of the poetry podcast Tripple Effect. Enjoy the show here:
Empathy By Poetry
Poets are great storytellers. They have a way of looking at the world and translate what they see into words. The tritriplicata, a poetic form I created, is partially designed to share such images. And poets are using it to do so. In my Tripple Effect publication on Medium, and outside of it. The ones outside I try to capture regularly and share them. You can find the latest round-up here:
A Breath of Poetry
I can breathe.
I'm lucky, I know that.
I can breathe, and I will use that breath
to tell stories that will
help you breathe.
Inspotainment
Bees. It certainly is the season to see them work hard now where I live. And thanks to them, we are now growing white raspberries, strawberries and apples in our garden. For your dose of inspotainment, a short video about this much-needed species:
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Be well, be empathic, and share (your) stories.
Warmest regards,
Arjan