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Mary Oliver on What It Means to Really Care and Her Moving Elegy for Her Soul Mate – The Marginalian
February 17, 2026
Mary Oliver on What It Means to Really Care and Her Moving Elegy for Her Soul Mate – The Marginalian
[ad_1] Mary Oliver (September 10, 1935–January 17, 2019) is one of the most beloved and prolific poets of our time…
Thich Nhat Hanh's Poetic Cure for Anger – The Marginalian
February 17, 2026
Thich Nhat Hanh's Poetic Cure for Anger – The Marginalian
[ad_1] “The bottom line is this — when you get up in the morning you have to take your heart…
Keith Haring On Creativity, Self-doubt, and the Love of Life in the Face of Death – The Marginalian
February 16, 2026
Keith Haring On Creativity, Self-doubt, and the Love of Life in the Face of Death – The Marginalian
[ad_1] “Life loves your courage,” Maya Angelou observed when reflecting on the meaning of life in 1977, exhorting: “You must…
A Way to Live and a Way to Die
February 16, 2026
A Way to Live and a Way to Die
[ad_1] “Leave something sweet and something in the mouth of the world.” I lost my dear friend Emily Levine (October…
Attention as a Tool of Love – Marginalian
February 15, 2026
Attention as a Tool of Love – Marginalian
[ad_1] Whatever the underlying reality may be, we live our lives in a concrete reality defined by what we are…
How Abraham Lincoln Drawn Poetry and Strength from His Suicidal Depression – The Marginalian
February 14, 2026
How Abraham Lincoln Drawn Poetry and Strength from His Suicidal Depression – The Marginalian
[ad_1] “Now I'm the saddest man alive,” Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865) wrote to a law colleague three…
Love Anyway – The Marginalian
February 14, 2026
Love Anyway – The Marginalian
[ad_1] You know that the price of life is death, that the price of love is loss, and you still…
Weekend favorites: in-depth checklist + low-key habits to try
February 13, 2026
Weekend favorites: in-depth checklist + low-key habits to try
[ad_1] Weekend Favorites: in-depth cleaning checklist + low-effort habits – Be More With Less
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The Most Touching Deathbed Love Letter Ever Written – The Marginalian
February 13, 2026
The Most Touching Deathbed Love Letter Ever Written – The Marginalian
[ad_1] A version of this essay appears in the final chapters of Figuring. As if classifying platonic relationships weren’t complex…
Simone de Beauvoir on the Art of Growing Old – The Marginalian
February 13, 2026
Simone de Beauvoir on the Art of Growing Old – The Marginalian
[ad_1] We live in a culture that fears the entropic insecurity of aging, treats it as a disease to be…
