Thank you Stewart. I am so grateful to have this capacity for the art of the language of the essay, only discovered a few years ago. I see you too have a substack. All writing is political. Write. Write. Write!!
HI Tom. He also voted for the new immigration bill that allows officers to arrest anyone with even a charge of shoplifting. It is scandalous that King is now unable to feel care and the outrage that would rise from that in the face of all this destruction. OH God.
A beautiful post - I for one am glad of The Contrarian's error. Being a reader of the REAL Kathleen Sullivan for years (before substack) I clicked following when The Contrarian sent the link and found you. We have never met but I am also from Maine, far to the north and east of you -- your writing reminds me of a poem by Philip Conkling, a fellow Mainer. When I hesitated about sharing his poem last week he told me this "Please know that you are most welcome to publish the whole poem if you would like. Poems are gifts sown by the wind." Your column is another piece of ammunition for my "last redoubt," which is a wonderful metaphor in the poem for a wolf's struggle to survive. I lack the technological skill to attach the poem to this comment, but it will eventually be available on my own substack (where I blather about nothing occasionally). If you know of or have read anything by Janet Zuckerman, who works, I believe, in the same general field as you do, but is also a J.D., I believe you find that she considers me a "nasty woman" I take it as a compliment.
HI Margaret! I do remember you from our time long ago when we were advocating for kids in the divorce process...right? "Poems are gifts sewn by the wind"! Indeed. You have your own substack! It is such an amazing experience. I see it is new for you. Have fun with it but also remember, all writing is political. We could use some help reminding us what the laws are re: immigration.
Yes, that would have been me — that was back in the late 1980’s or early 90’s! I remember — I was working with John Lorenz’s Bangor group — it seems so long ago now. Glad you made the connection. I am no immigration law expert for sure. The courts only get involved when there are criminal charges, Entry Without Inspection being the most common — when someone tries to sneak across the border like for instance hiding in the trunk of a vehicle because their girlfriend they met online lives in Florida- and they can’t get into the US legally because they have a criminal conviction in Canada. I am afraid I never handled too many immigration exciting cases, but I have a friend who actually worked in Immigration Law and I would refer any questions to her.
Thank you for all you are doing, the fight you encourage when so many feel overwhelmed and helpless. Yesterday, there was a meeting in the newly opened Democracy Coop in Kennebunk. Forms of resistance was a focus. ALSO, joining with other community organizations from around the state that may want to work together on this movements was high on the list. Please reach out with information on your community organizations who are in the fight with us and interested in partnering on common projects. Organic growth of resistance takes many forms. We are in this together!
Great work you are doing down there with a Democracy Coop. Would love to know more about it and get out the word about it. Will email you and discuss! Together!!
Normally very optimistic, I am dispairing over what damage this lunatic, Trump and his crowd, can do to the nation in the four years the majority of us gave him to destroy everything we value. Look what he has done in less than a month! Four years is a long time and he's going to damage this country grievously. We, the minority who didn't vote for Trump, must now come to the rescue of the people who voted for him. If we can.
Yesterday I got Angus King's newsletter and was eager to read how outraged Angus was. Not one word expressing his concern over the qualifications of cabinet picks or the threat to Maine's immigrants. Instead, he expressed his desire to work with people like Doug Burgam to protect our national parks. Burgam is in the pocket of the petroleum industry and his conflict of interests have been well documented. He wants to open public lands to fracking. Angus needs to hear from all of us. He is fiddling while our democracy burns.
I wholly agree. I try to offer the same message, adding that anger and care co-exist. I think proper, nonviolent expressions of rage and anger are some of the most empathic and compassionate actions we can take. But it is a practice. Thank you Kathleen
A friend just sent me a copy of your article. I had no idea that you were a regular on Substack. I love your writing. And agree thoroughly with you. Glad to hear that you’re still roaring, kathleen!
Is all writing political? Mary Oliver, Thomas Traherne? My own, your own? Although we are enmeshed in politics, we transcend the eternal squabble. If it were not so we would gasp for life like a fish on dry land.
You carry the vital message of infinite love and compassion with amazing grace and beauty. Thank you!
Thank you Stewart. I am so grateful to have this capacity for the art of the language of the essay, only discovered a few years ago. I see you too have a substack. All writing is political. Write. Write. Write!!
HI Tom. He also voted for the new immigration bill that allows officers to arrest anyone with even a charge of shoplifting. It is scandalous that King is now unable to feel care and the outrage that would rise from that in the face of all this destruction. OH God.
A beautiful post - I for one am glad of The Contrarian's error. Being a reader of the REAL Kathleen Sullivan for years (before substack) I clicked following when The Contrarian sent the link and found you. We have never met but I am also from Maine, far to the north and east of you -- your writing reminds me of a poem by Philip Conkling, a fellow Mainer. When I hesitated about sharing his poem last week he told me this "Please know that you are most welcome to publish the whole poem if you would like. Poems are gifts sown by the wind." Your column is another piece of ammunition for my "last redoubt," which is a wonderful metaphor in the poem for a wolf's struggle to survive. I lack the technological skill to attach the poem to this comment, but it will eventually be available on my own substack (where I blather about nothing occasionally). If you know of or have read anything by Janet Zuckerman, who works, I believe, in the same general field as you do, but is also a J.D., I believe you find that she considers me a "nasty woman" I take it as a compliment.
HI Margaret! I do remember you from our time long ago when we were advocating for kids in the divorce process...right? "Poems are gifts sewn by the wind"! Indeed. You have your own substack! It is such an amazing experience. I see it is new for you. Have fun with it but also remember, all writing is political. We could use some help reminding us what the laws are re: immigration.
Yes, that would have been me — that was back in the late 1980’s or early 90’s! I remember — I was working with John Lorenz’s Bangor group — it seems so long ago now. Glad you made the connection. I am no immigration law expert for sure. The courts only get involved when there are criminal charges, Entry Without Inspection being the most common — when someone tries to sneak across the border like for instance hiding in the trunk of a vehicle because their girlfriend they met online lives in Florida- and they can’t get into the US legally because they have a criminal conviction in Canada. I am afraid I never handled too many immigration exciting cases, but I have a friend who actually worked in Immigration Law and I would refer any questions to her.
Thank you for all you are doing, the fight you encourage when so many feel overwhelmed and helpless. Yesterday, there was a meeting in the newly opened Democracy Coop in Kennebunk. Forms of resistance was a focus. ALSO, joining with other community organizations from around the state that may want to work together on this movements was high on the list. Please reach out with information on your community organizations who are in the fight with us and interested in partnering on common projects. Organic growth of resistance takes many forms. We are in this together!
Great work you are doing down there with a Democracy Coop. Would love to know more about it and get out the word about it. Will email you and discuss! Together!!
Normally very optimistic, I am dispairing over what damage this lunatic, Trump and his crowd, can do to the nation in the four years the majority of us gave him to destroy everything we value. Look what he has done in less than a month! Four years is a long time and he's going to damage this country grievously. We, the minority who didn't vote for Trump, must now come to the rescue of the people who voted for him. If we can.
right on (write on) ! 💙
Hello Will!! Hope you are doing well wherever you are. Thank you for being such a loyal reader.
Wonderful ideas engagingly presented--thanks, Kathleen.
Yesterday I got Angus King's newsletter and was eager to read how outraged Angus was. Not one word expressing his concern over the qualifications of cabinet picks or the threat to Maine's immigrants. Instead, he expressed his desire to work with people like Doug Burgam to protect our national parks. Burgam is in the pocket of the petroleum industry and his conflict of interests have been well documented. He wants to open public lands to fracking. Angus needs to hear from all of us. He is fiddling while our democracy burns.
It's important that you are able to keep writing. Thank you.
I wholly agree. I try to offer the same message, adding that anger and care co-exist. I think proper, nonviolent expressions of rage and anger are some of the most empathic and compassionate actions we can take. But it is a practice. Thank you Kathleen
A friend just sent me a copy of your article. I had no idea that you were a regular on Substack. I love your writing. And agree thoroughly with you. Glad to hear that you’re still roaring, kathleen!
Is all writing political? Mary Oliver, Thomas Traherne? My own, your own? Although we are enmeshed in politics, we transcend the eternal squabble. If it were not so we would gasp for life like a fish on dry land.
Kathleen, I bet you are aware of this. Sharing it to you and your readers.
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Yes yes yes!!!