<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></title><description><![CDATA[A personal portfolio of reading recommendations and writing excerpts.]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/</link><image><url>https://jakecurreri.com/favicon.png</url><title>Jake Curreri</title><link>https://jakecurreri.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 4.48</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:41:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jakecurreri.com/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[The wisp of warm]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Candle banishes the evil spirit:<br>darkness its nutrition; flame&apos;s<br>flicker whips the omen away<br>from the wisp of warm.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/the-wisp-of-warm/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0269</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Candle banishes the evil spirit:<br>darkness its nutrition; flame&apos;s<br>flicker whips the omen away<br>from the wisp of warm.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who break the cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Children who break the cycle, children of broken<br>emotion uncontrolled by temptation&apos;s manipulation. You are part<br>of the broken, orphaned, fostered on probation. Make<br>no mistake, this world is unfit for your<br>resurrection; this world unready for your course correction.<br>Specialness undiscovered, you will seek it in others:</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/who-break-the-cycle/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0267</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Children who break the cycle, children of broken<br>emotion uncontrolled by temptation&apos;s manipulation. You are part<br>of the broken, orphaned, fostered on probation. Make<br>no mistake, this world is unfit for your<br>resurrection; this world unready for your course correction.<br>Specialness undiscovered, you will seek it in others:<br>tyrant, trickster, and coward will be your brothers.<br>Find preciousness within and become the earth&apos;s finest blessing.<br>Take care of your child, welcoming maternal caressing.<br>The Earth birthed you, preparing your destiny&apos;s conception.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside of happenings]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Make, and<br>make mistakes.<br><br>Outside of happenings<br>happen critiques.<br><br>Future strides<br>on past&apos;s paved ground.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/outside-happenings/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0268</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Make, and<br>make mistakes.<br><br>Outside of happenings<br>happen critiques.<br><br>Future strides<br>on past&apos;s paved ground.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space for us to be]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Far from where we sit<br>I see<br>the striking way you look at me<br>no you in gaze, no me in mine<br>only space for us<br>to be</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/space-for-us-to-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0264</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:54:31 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Far from where we sit<br>I see<br>the striking way you look at me<br>no you in gaze, no me in mine<br>only space for us<br>to be</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ears to grow young]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hear the sound of ocean&apos;s wind of<br>bells in toll across the road<br>before and beyond. The crows <br>welcome the morning warm a<br>night after the storm, and<br>you allow your ears<br>to <br>grow<br>young.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/ears-to-grow-young/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0265</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hear the sound of ocean&apos;s wind of<br>bells in toll across the road<br>before and beyond. The crows <br>welcome the morning warm a<br>night after the storm, and<br>you allow your ears<br>to <br>grow<br>young.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wistful calm]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A leaf does not fight the wind<br>the tree welcomes the fall<br>a time has come for the wind to bring<br>the passing, wistful calm </p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/wistful-calm/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0261</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A leaf does not fight the wind<br>the tree welcomes the fall<br>a time has come for the wind to bring<br>the passing, wistful calm </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asked the fox]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>&quot;Do you belong to yourself?</em>&quot;<br>asked the Fox.<br><em>&quot;Where intention slips away<br>from where you find your smile.&quot;</em></p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/asked-the-fox/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0263</guid><category><![CDATA[Prose]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:51:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&quot;Do you belong to yourself?</em>&quot;<br>asked the Fox.<br><em>&quot;Where intention slips away<br>from where you find your smile.&quot;</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Untainted by any guise]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A wave&apos;s crash against the shore,<br>pulling toward the ocean&apos;s eyes:<br>beauty, natural, untainted by any guise.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/untainted-by-any-guise/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0260</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A wave&apos;s crash against the shore,<br>pulling toward the ocean&apos;s eyes:<br>beauty, natural, untainted by any guise.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[All who help you grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Be caring<br>Be loving<br>Be for the ones you know</p><p>Yes, family<br>Yes, friends<br>Yes, all who help you grow</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/all-who-help-you-grow/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce025e</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be caring<br>Be loving<br>Be for the ones you know</p><p>Yes, family<br>Yes, friends<br>Yes, all who help you grow</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mangle the magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Pragmatic practices<br>try to<br>mechanically manipulate<br>our<br>wonderful world<br>and its<br>sovereign sites.<br><br>Careful curious creator<br>not to<br>mangle the magic<br>with your<br>extraordinary expectations<br>of a<br>heartfelt harmony.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/mangle-the-magic/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0266</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:06:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pragmatic practices<br>try to<br>mechanically manipulate<br>our<br>wonderful world<br>and its<br>sovereign sites.<br><br>Careful curious creator<br>not to<br>mangle the magic<br>with your<br>extraordinary expectations<br>of a<br>heartfelt harmony.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not washed away]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>&quot;Aw, man. Thanks.&quot;</p><p>From you<br>who has nothing<br>covered in dirt<br>not washed away<br>by rain.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/not-washed-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce025d</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;Aw, man. Thanks.&quot;</p><p>From you<br>who has nothing<br>covered in dirt<br>not washed away<br>by rain.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humility]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Happenings go on<br>Untethered to intrusion; a<br>Metronome in motion<br>Ignoring your illusion.</p><p>Let go of this character<br>Immersed in his obsession:<br>To be premier importance.<br>Yet, humility his next lesson.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/humility/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce025b</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 21:19:29 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happenings go on<br>Untethered to intrusion; a<br>Metronome in motion<br>Ignoring your illusion.</p><p>Let go of this character<br>Immersed in his obsession:<br>To be premier importance.<br>Yet, humility his next lesson.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone you’ve been]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Someone you&apos;ve been:<br>powerful, indeed.<br>Remember her effort:<br>good work, incomplete.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/someone-youve-been/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce025c</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone you&apos;ve been:<br>powerful, indeed.<br>Remember her effort:<br>good work, incomplete.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny me]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Homage, tiny me.<br>Go be free.<br>Bonsoir,<br>my own worst enemy.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/tiny-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce025a</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homage, tiny me.<br>Go be free.<br>Bonsoir,<br>my own worst enemy.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[No family, only friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>You&apos;ve broken every bone to reach the end<br>where destiny calls you; no family, only friend.<br>To carry the weight<br>of the bastard reprobate.<br>Win freedom from soul&apos;s greatest enemy: pretend.</p>]]></description><link>https://jakecurreri.com/no-family-only-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700d5f68cbe79f5ffce0259</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Curreri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:42:26 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&apos;ve broken every bone to reach the end<br>where destiny calls you; no family, only friend.<br>To carry the weight<br>of the bastard reprobate.<br>Win freedom from soul&apos;s greatest enemy: pretend.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>