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American Life in Poetry BY KWAME DAWES In many cultural traditions, an encounter with an owl at night is an ominous sign. But here, in a poem by recent Shelley Memorial Award winner, Arthur Sze, (first published in 1982), there is a wonderful transformation from the purple of dusk to the green of dawn that captures a moment of pure optimism in this strange and decidedly magical nocturnal encounter between the poet and an owl. The Owl
BY ARTHUR SZE The path was purple in the dusk. I saw an owl, perched, on a branch. And when the owl stirred, a fine dust fell from its wings. I was silent then. And felt the owl quaver. And at dawn, waking, the path was green in the May light.
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Corner Quote “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.” -Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre”
BEATS “Music in the Mountains” BY JULIA BARTON Of everything that we missed out on last summer due to the pandemic, one overwhelming gap seemed to be live music. Thursday nights in Big Sky have been well known for free outdoor concerts for years, and after taking the summer off in 2020, Music in the Mountains is back. Here’s a playlist of songs from this year’s lineup of artists to get you excited for what is to come. To read more about the lineup, head to pg. 38. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
“It Ain’t Me” by Steep Canyon Rangers “Always Be My Baby” by The Dusty Pockets “Bad Bad Man” by Sneaky Pete & The Secret Weapons “Sister” by Magnolia Boulevard “Nirvana the Buffalo” by Toubab Krewe “Jack Slade” by Dammit Lauren “Time or Tears” by Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs “Old Records” by Erica Falls “Unfazed” by The Waiting
