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Month: November 2023

books, Commonplace Book, history, modernism, PoetryLeave a comment

Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics

November 24, 2023November 19, 2023 driftlessareareview

“Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics.” — EP Continue reading Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics

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book reviews, books, comedy, experimental, fiction, humor, language, modernism, parody, Poetry, politics, pop culture, postmodernism, rhetoric, satire, science, slang, surrealism, TV, Wednesday Poetry CornerLeave a comment

Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

November 22, 2023November 19, 2023 driftlessareareview

Numbers is a beautifully rendered poetic artifact, a rollicking admixture of visuals and text Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

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Commonplace Book: Balzac on Pity

November 5, 2023 driftlessareareview

Beware of pity. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Balzac on Pity

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TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead

November 2, 2023October 28, 2023 driftlessareareview

Unlike their poppier counterparts, Radiohead sang about anomie and ennui. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead

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