“The only way to get out of that worm universe is to dream another symbolic dream.” – Haruki Murakami, ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’ All I really mean by that title […]
Mid-Week BookRec: ‘My Ardent Love For The Pencil’ by Vi Khi Nao
“Wake up, Dreams! Let me give you a bath!” – Vi Khi Nao, ‘My Ardent Love For The Pencil’ There isn’t a ton of method to selecting what books I […]
Friday Links: Raised On A River By A Snake Edition
“Father had always encouraged Numamushi to cry freely. If snakes had venom to fill and protect the stomachs that made them snakes, then humans had tears to protect and clean […]
11 Slim Books by AAPI Authors That Contain More Than Their Page Count Would Suggest
“Some days I wear rubber gloves / Preparing food for a church potluck / And looking down at my hands in gloves / I think why do men murder” – […]
Friday Links: May Day Edition
“Once, you told me / you’re governed by the moon—“ – Belle Ling, “THIS YEAR THE SKY” Happy May Day! I hope you’re participating in some action today. There’s a […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ by The Beatles
“ooooh it’s been a hard day’s night” – The Beatles Welcome back to “Albums I Should Have Listened To Already.” Today, we’re reaching a little deeper back into history. That’s […]
Friday Links: Madam We Must Have Sonnets Forthwith
“The sonnet, like poverty, teaches you what you can do / without. ‘To have, as my mother says, a wish in one hand / and shit in another. That was […]
11 Poems If You Wanna Read Some Poems (With Links)
“A glass of papaya juice / and back to work. My heart is in my / pocket, it is Poems by Pierre Reverdy.” – Frank O’Hara, “A Step Away From Them” I […]
Friday Links: The Poems You Think About After A Night Out Edition
“This is about taking in the sea, remembering estuaries, imbibing ocean. And not drowning.” – Jameela F. Dallis, “See Me Now” Hey, it’s NBA Playoffs time! I love the first […]
Clip Show Quarterly I
“Protest songs? They can express what folks are already feeling…but they’re maybe not the best way of changing people’s minds…Maybe, I was thinking, songs and music should instead present an […]