Monday, May 17, 2010
Clever Fake BP T-Shirt: "We're bringing oil to American shores."
Oh my...how true. This shirt is available from Dispair Wear
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Unconscious Mutterings - Week 381
You say.... I think:
- 1.Labor :: pool
- 2.Sweater :: cardagan
- 3.Five minutes :: drill
- 4.Treatment :: center
- 5.Eyebrows :: dark
- 6.Awake :: laying
- 7.Salmon :: spawning
- 8.Red :: snapper
- 9.Hospital :: medical
- 10.Midwife :: delivery
Friday, May 14, 2010
Poetry in the News
Gregory Cowles blogs in the NY Times on Poetry
Does Poetry Matter?
Sometimes the planets align and you start seeing the same idea discussed by different people everywhere you look, as if your brain had stumbled late at night across a niche cable station broadcast by the universe itself. For me lately the show has been all about the relevance of poetry, as in: Is poetry relevant? Even among poets there seems to be a nervous consensus that it’s not.
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I'm glad the poetry sidewalk public works venture is still thriving in St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul Public Works officials Wednesday announced the winners of the 2010 Sidewalk Poetry Contest. The city annually replaces approximately 10 miles of sidewalk as part of its regular maintenance program. To date, 26 different poems have been stamped into 260 locations around the city
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Ask the Experts: Carmen Gillespie on poetry
This week, we asked Professor of English Carmen Gillespie to talk about the importance of poetry in our daily lives. Essence recently named Gillespie one of its "Forty Favorite Poets" in honor of the magazine's 40th anniversary. Gillespie was recognized for her poem, "Lining the Rails," about her maternal family.
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Just the Fact, Ma'am: The Statistics of a Manuscript shared by the poet author
The first poem mentions crumb cake and the penultimate poem mentions crumb cake. I cannot tell you the last lines in the collection as that will hopefully be a gift to you when/if you read it, but I can tell you the first and last poems mention "passion" (not the Mel Gibson movie) and have references to Alice in Wonderland in a couple ways along with Emily Dickinson if you're paying attention. ;-)
Does Poetry Matter?
Sometimes the planets align and you start seeing the same idea discussed by different people everywhere you look, as if your brain had stumbled late at night across a niche cable station broadcast by the universe itself. For me lately the show has been all about the relevance of poetry, as in: Is poetry relevant? Even among poets there seems to be a nervous consensus that it’s not.
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I'm glad the poetry sidewalk public works venture is still thriving in St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul Public Works officials Wednesday announced the winners of the 2010 Sidewalk Poetry Contest. The city annually replaces approximately 10 miles of sidewalk as part of its regular maintenance program. To date, 26 different poems have been stamped into 260 locations around the city
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Ask the Experts: Carmen Gillespie on poetry
This week, we asked Professor of English Carmen Gillespie to talk about the importance of poetry in our daily lives. Essence recently named Gillespie one of its "Forty Favorite Poets" in honor of the magazine's 40th anniversary. Gillespie was recognized for her poem, "Lining the Rails," about her maternal family.
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Just the Fact, Ma'am: The Statistics of a Manuscript shared by the poet author
The first poem mentions crumb cake and the penultimate poem mentions crumb cake. I cannot tell you the last lines in the collection as that will hopefully be a gift to you when/if you read it, but I can tell you the first and last poems mention "passion" (not the Mel Gibson movie) and have references to Alice in Wonderland in a couple ways along with Emily Dickinson if you're paying attention. ;-)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Spins
The knots are tight
laced lies that hug
her waist
she sees them
for what she wants
to make of them
one day blunders
another she blames
on her genes
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Rainy Day
The rain slipped past us
like a line cutter
and puddles glare upward
frown and all
It was a day that stuck me
in the eye
with the tact of Donald Trump
and plagiarized my distaste
like a line cutter
and puddles glare upward
frown and all
It was a day that stuck me
in the eye
with the tact of Donald Trump
and plagiarized my distaste
Across the Walkway
Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Unconscious Mutterings - week 380
You say, I think:
- 1.Rock n Roll :: Hall of Fame
- 2.Be with you :: together
- 3.Richard :: Simmons
- 4.Hair :: piece
- 5.Police :: Cop
- 6.Experience :: job
- 7.Father figure :: Cosby
- 8.Nice :: day
- 9.Switch :: light
- 10.Appearance :: guest
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