Thursday, April 30, 2026
Via White Crane Institute /// ALICE B. TOKLAS
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April 30Born  1877 - ALICE B. TOKLAS, American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. 1967); There are any number of stories that can be told about this homely woman, ranging from nasty cracks about her spidery mustache to vicious bon mots about the disfiguring hump on her forehead. But there is really only one Alice B., that one very beautiful indeed, who need concern us here. Throughout most of her life, this selfless woman’s major occupation was the care and maintenance of Gertrude Stein. She was cook, secretary, manager, nurse and lover, and in return received s love as faithful and intense as any recorded in history of friendship. She was also a highly intelligent woman, whose correspondence reveals her to be a writer and commentator no less brilliant than her more famous partner. She called Gertude “Lovey.” Lovely called her “Pussy.” And they lie together, head to head, in Père Lachaise. |8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8 Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute "With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989! |8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8 | |||
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation \\\. Words of Wisdom - April 29, 2026 🍃
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April 29Born  1863 - CONSTANTINE P. CAVAFY, Greek poet (d. 4-29-1933); A major modern Greek poet who worked as a journalist and civil servant. He has been called a skeptic and a neo-pagan. In his poetry he examines critically some aspects of Christianity, patriotism, and homosexuality, though he was not always comfortable with his role as a nonconformist. He published 154 poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his 40th birthday. Cavafy has been instrumental in the revival and recognition of Greek poetry both at home and abroad. His poems are, typically, concise but intimate evocations of real or literary figures and milieux that have played a role in Greek culture. Uncertainty about the future, sensual pleasures, the moral character and psychology of individuals, homosexuality, and a fatalistic existential nostalgia are some of the defining themes. Cavafy, who was deliriously gay, wrote many sexually explicit poems. W.H. Auden noted as much in his introduction to the 1961 volume The Complete Poems of C. P. Cavafy when he wrote, “Cavafy was a homosexual, and his erotic poems make no attempt to conceal the fact.” Auden added: “As a witness, Cavafy is exceptionally honest. He neither bowdlerizes nor glamorizes nor giggles. The erotic world he depicts is one of casual pickups and short-lived affairs. Love, there, is rarely more than physical passion… At the same time, he refuses to pretend that his memories of moments of sensual pleasure are unhappy or spoiled by feelings of guilt.” Amen brother. Amen. 8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8 Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute "With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989! |8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8|O|8 | |||
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