1. Poetry: What time is it? “The weight of time” on Poetry Unbound by Pádraig Ó Tuama, Oranges by Lauren S. Cook and All These Bright Things by Jacob Herrera Spears and A Pool of Darkness by Rhina P. Espaillat on Rattle, Record Player by Adrian Matejka and Wake Turbulence by Elizabeth Metzger and An Evening Discussion by Chen Chen on poets.org, August Prayer and Yes, We’re Open by James Crews, Trying to Gather the Fog by Jena Schwartz, No Worries by Maya Stein, Fledgling by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, What I Am Telling You, Jessica, Is That Those Chickens Are Fine by K.T. Landon, Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson on The Slowdown with Maggie Smith, and Prayer of Teilhard de Chardin by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. In related news, ‘You Could Make This Beautiful’, a new podcast about poetry co-hosted by Maggie Smith and Faith Salie.

2. Good stuff from Courtney Carver on Be More With Less: A Gentle List of Habits to Brighten Your Day and How to Create Motivation to Declutter Your Stuff.

3. Open Planet Is a Growing Library of 4,500 Free Videos Documenting Nature and Climate Issues Around the World. “As filmmakers, we know stories can be powerful agents of change, and with the window for action rapidly closing to address the planetary emergency, there’s never been a greater need for compelling, authentic storytelling. Open Planet will not only present the causes and impacts of climate change and nature loss but also the incredible ingenuity of those driving innovation to keep crucial sustainability targets within reach.”

4. I Love Surprises by Jami Attenberg on Craft Talk. “Mosquitos, porches, books, more.”

5. The Last Museum “is the largest search engine for museum art. It uses semantic search, allowing you to search for artworks by theme, style, subject, vibes, or any description you can imagine. We currently have around 5 million artworks indexed, and strive to eventually index all museum art in the world. This website is completely free to use. We are not affiliated with any museums or galleries, and we do not own any of the images. Much of the art we index is in the public domain. Where works are still under copyright, we show them in accordance with fair use.”

6. The Past. The Present. and “the future isn’t here yet” by Jeanette Winterson.

7. How to Defy the World and Crawl Into Your Own Skin on The Shadowed Archive. “The problem is not that the world hates you.”

8. Volunteering With Dogs Who Die by Emmy Favilla on Open Secrets Magazine. “The honor, the joys, and the grief I share with others.”

9. This gorgeous, hard truth from Michelle C. Johnson‘s recent newsletter: “Sometimes waiting is the deepest form of faith we know.”

10. Losing What She Touched by Naomi Bindman on Open Secrets magazine. “When is a ring more than a ring?”

11. The 5 people who saved the most human lives in history. “You may owe one (or more) of these people a huge thanks.”

12. This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment on The Guardian. “Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout are names we know, but there’s a welcome element of surprise elsewhere.” And from last month on The Guardian in other book news, 70 brilliant books for the summer. “From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children’s fiction, here’s our selection of this year’s hottest holiday reads. Leading authors Mark Haddon, Samantha Harvey, Zadie Smith select their favourites.”

13. The edge of the world. “Where sky greets the Earth” by Jasmine on The Tiny Joy Project.

14. Bulletproof. “What protection doesn’t protect me from” by Danny Gregory.

15. And then there was color by Jenny Lawson (thebloggess).

16. Saying No Thanks to the Unsolicited Cure by Elizabeth Kleinfeld. “On disability, dementia, and the exhaustion of fielding unsolicited advice.”

17. The Quickest Way To Learn About Someone by Sara Kuburic on Notes From My Phone.

18. This bit of wisdom from Pema Chödrön: “The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.”

19. The responses to this question on Threads: “What’s a beautiful fact that sounds too good to be true but is 100% real and could brighten someone’s day? Be real.”

20. E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to Someone Who Lost Faith in Humanity.

21. How Do You Help Someone Who is Dying? by Susan Piver.

22. On Helping My Mom Move by Alexander Chee. “A few thoughts from the adventure of moving my mom from Maine to California.”