Saturday, November 26, 2022

Abbey Lincoln: Throw It Away

Book launch for LUCY DOUGAN

Lucy Dougan at Crow Books Lisa Collyer Poet Yesterday at 11:59 · Poets, family, and friends gathered last night for a warm and genuinely heartfelt launch and speech by Josephine Wilson for Lucy Dougan's latest masterpiece, Monster Field published by Giramondo Publishing and available at Crow Books and all good bookstores.

Friday, November 25, 2022

from DICTIONARY.COM THE oLDEST wORDS IN ENGLISH

worm Let’s end with one to smile at. Worm comes from the Old English wyrm, which is related to the Latin word vermis (“worm”), as found in such words as vermiculture and … vermicilli! (Think about it.) Language proves we’ve had a way to talk about these rather innocuous, low-profile creatures for a long, long time. But, while worm could refer to the long-bodied wrigglers, it also could mean “dragon”

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Galway Kinnell says ...

"It’s the poet's job to figure out what's happening within oneself, to figure out the connection between the self and the world, and to get it down in words that have a certain shape, that have a chance of lasting." - Galway Kinnell

Monday, November 07, 2022

Poem

金魚草 金魚草 在童年的花園中 搖擺 一直在我 如舊的頭腦中 在這兒折斷 - Andrew Burke

Saturday, November 05, 2022

Gertrude Stein says ...

"When the parliament was invented by England long ago it was mostly done to keep the king from spending too much money." - Gertrude Stein More about Money