“Only God can guide us in the fog / and God seems to have deserted us” – Chase Berggrun, ‘RED’ Today’s the last chapter of Behind With Knife! Hey, we […]
Friday Links: At This Point I’d Accept Area X Edition
“Natural places are no different than human cities. The old exists next to the new. Invasive species integrate with or push out native species. The landscape you see around you […]
Re-centering
“A beach house isn’t just real estate. It’s a state of mind.” – Douglas Adams, ‘Mostly Harmless’ Warm weather always helps. Not shivering when I wake up, the ability to […]
Friday Links: In The Body Of Empire Edition
“you tatter at twilight. Soiled / little prince, what have you done? // What have you done to our field?” – Srikanth Reddy, “Fifth Circle”
Towards A More Poetic Basketball Fandom
“remind you // those who wear the crown must wear it / as a crown / it cannot be worn as a hat” – Adrian Sobol, “gradation of american hunger”
Friday Links: Love In The Time Of Climate Change Edition
“living on a houseboat is a thing adults do / and the sky is full of helicopters.” – Amorak Huey, “Everything I Know About Life I Learned from 1980s Action Shows”
Let's Read A Poem A Third Time
“‘The sun is shining’ is a dead sentence. ‘The sun is crying’ is closer to a living one. Living sentences have teeth. Even between the lines.” – Lee Seong-bok, ‘Indeterminate Inflorescence’
Friday Links: I Want My HAIR SHIRT Edition
“They name a sandwich after you, then a street. Each day, you feel yourself shrinking against the image of your one true act.” – Adrian Sobol, “weiner dog”
Let's Read Another Poem
“Poetry is where things miss the mark or go against the grain. Like linking ‘library’ with ‘underwear’ instead of ‘books.'” – Lee Seong-bok, ‘Indeterminate Inflorescence’
Friday Links: You Know Utopians Who Are In Love Edition
“Longing for paradise crowded the beliefs of reasonable people. / Reasonable people longing for experimentation.” – Bob Sykora, “Various American Utopias, Abridged Version”