Commonplace Book: Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece
Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece
Espresso Shots: Bird Life, by Anna Smaill
Bird Life, by Anna Smaill, explores the porous boundaries between genius and madness, trauma and genius. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Bird Life, by Anna Smaill
Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics
“Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics.” — EP Continue reading Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics
Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Numbers is a beautifully rendered poetic artifact, a rollicking admixture of visuals and text Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Commonplace Book: Balzac on Pity
Beware of pity. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Balzac on Pity
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead
Unlike their poppier counterparts, Radiohead sang about anomie and ennui. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 2: “Reptile” by Nine Inch Nails
Primal and sludgy, the song harnesses together images of insects and disease, angels and machines. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 2: “Reptile” by Nine Inch Nails
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 3: “X.Y.U.” by The Smashing Pumpkins
“X.Y.U.” is a bracing seven minutes of primordial sludge. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 3: “X.Y.U.” by The Smashing Pumpkins
Translation Tuesdays: Birth Canal, by Dias Novita Wuri
In four interrelated stories, Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri explores the torturous relations between men and women. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Birth Canal, by Dias Novita Wuri
Espresso Shots: 404 Error: memoir of a nobody, by RG Vasicek & Zak Ferguson
The short novel shifts between comedy and horror, commentary and meta-commentary, wetware and meatspace. Continue reading Espresso Shots: 404 Error: memoir of a nobody, by RG Vasicek & Zak Ferguson
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