The very first thing I read after a long time of dedication to writing my dissertation: Invisible Cities, recommended by a friend. I read the novel/poem from the beginning to the end during the hours sitting on a plane from Detroit to Phoenix. When was the last time that I endured this manner of reading? […]
Tag Archives: Favorite Poems and Poets
Mary Oliver, 2012, A Thousand Mornings (pp. 39-43). New York: Penguin Books. . . HUM, HUM . […]
+ Do you have dada in your heart? – Do you? I think I do. chanson dada Tristan Tzara I la chanson d’un dadaïste qui avait dada au coeur fatiguait trop son moteur qui avait dada au coeur l’ascenseur portait un roi lourd fragile autonome il coupa son grand bras droit l’envoya au pape à […]
It has been advised that people should spend money to buy experience rather than things. Some people try to collect as much experience as possible. Perhaps the advice is wise, and the attempt is admirable. What matters to me is the widespread fear that we do not live a full life if we do not […]
One of the amazing things of the last year was that I could name two more poets my favorite authors: Rumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī) and Mary Oliver. Rumi’s words through Coleman Barks’s translation: Pale sunlight pale the wall Love moves away the light changes I need more grace than I thought — If you […]
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) (Wikipedia) XXVIII (From The Gardener) Your questioning eyes are sad. They seek to know my meaning as the moon would fathom the sea. I have bared my life before your eyes from end to end, with nothing hidden or held back. That is why you know me not. If it were only […]
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