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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Zakaria Mohammed’s Poem ‘2013-1-2’
The September edition of Poetry magazine publishes 3 poems by Palestinian poet Zakaria Mohammed. English translations by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha accompany the Arabic texts. She publishes a translator’s note as well. The poet’s death on August 2, 2023, is noted … Continue reading
‘I Worry That It Will Feel Pointless to Even Try to Create in Public’
But even those of us who don’t have a job directly threatened by A.I. think of writing that novel or composing a song or recording a TikTok or making a joke on social media. If we don’t have any protections … Continue reading
A-Hurtling and A-Hurling We Will Go
But Murdoch’s legacy is decided. We are hurling toward another government shutdown, egged on by Hannity. (Michelle Goldberg) The New York Times performs to a high editorial standard in the matter of typos and misprints. When they do crop up, … Continue reading
Pants, Shirt, Shoes, Socks, Skivvies & Hair on Fire
“Facts by themselves don’t mean very much.” (Vladimir Medinsky) Vladimir Medinsky is Vladimir Putin’s ghost writer. He writes texts about Russian history under Putin’s name. From the start, Mr. Medinsky’s work was criticized by real Russian historians. But he never … Continue reading
‘So Pure and Unobstructed by Metaphor’
It’s so pure and so unobstructed by metaphor in a way that I find disarming and really courageous. (Fred Gibson) Fred Gibson’s phrase “unobstructed by metaphor” riveted me on first hearing (NYT Audio, “The xx Singer’s Solo Album Is Its … Continue reading
‘In the Still of the Clan…’
The pattern of the nonsequi-ku first broached here is rendered more ticklish per the suggestion of OutsideAuthority: If anything, wondering if it’s a little too easy. Can you make the rules more complex?! The title now is vaguely anapestic. The … Continue reading
‘Her Faithful Subject. Picasso. Her Student’
On the back of a plate that he gave to his mentor in 1961, the artist engraved a dedication: “For Suzanne Ramié. Her faithful subject. Picasso. Her student.” Guided by a woman in the south of France, Picasso had made … Continue reading
‘If You Hold Your Boot to Your Ear Like a Seashell’
The blog Pacific Paratrooper makes a gusty tribute to first sergeants part of a celebration of “the dark, glistening jump boots” that were the proudly maintained trademark of WWII era paratroopers. (c) 2023 JMN — EthicalDative. All rights reserved
Model and Prototype for the NONSEQUI-KU
I’ve created a verse form I call the nonsequi-ku. It consists of a title over a cinquain. The title must be in trochaic pentameter, and must cast only spectral light on the burden of the cinquain. The cinquain must be … Continue reading
It’s Only Money, Ladies. Play Cricket!
At this summer’s edition of the Hundred, a short-form cricket tournament in England, umpires for the men’s games — all of them men except for Redfern — were paid three times as much as umpires at the women’s games, seven … Continue reading →