Category Archives: Quotations

Things people said.

‘Manlift’!

Posted on September 8, 2020 by JMN

The locale in which these paintings hang reminds me of the shed I inhabit on a smaller scale. The old grain tower retains “a wood, steel and rubber contraption ascending through a chute in the ceiling” with a sign reading: … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Notes on Poetry from India (2)

Posted on September 7, 2020 by JMN

In part two of his 2007 essay about Indian poetry*, R. Parasarathy narrows his focus to contemporary poetry written in Tamil. He credits C. Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) with breaking free of received forms, notably in his Prose Poems, and inventing … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

The Case for Old Bulls

Posted on September 6, 2020 by JMN

“New research challenges the assumption that bulls become redundant in elephant society after breeding.” New evidence suggests that male elephants do have social lives, and that older males may act as leaders for younger ones.…For example, from 1992 to 1997, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged | Leave a comment

Notes on Poetry from India (1)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by JMN

In the September 2007 edition of Poetry, R. Parthasarathy edited an “Indian Poetry Portfolio” accompanied by his essay titled “Indian Poetry Today.” I note salient points from that essay here. India’s National Academy of Letters (Sahitya Akademi) recognizes twenty-four languages, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Shackles

Posted on August 28, 2020 by JMN

Jacob Blake, the Black resident of Kenosha, Wis., who was shot by a white police officer, is shackled to his hospital bed [my bolding]… [He] remains paralyzed from the waist down… The police were arresting Mr. Blake on Sunday afternoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Poetry and Drawing

Posted on August 25, 2020 by JMN

The essay is “On Drawing” by poet Michael Burkard (Poetry*, July/August 2020). Mary Hackett was “a self-taught artist who spent much of the year in Provincetown [Massachusetts].” Michael Burkard writes of striking up a friendship with her while on an … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Kind of Enough’

Posted on August 19, 2020 by JMN

If most of what [Evan] Kinori makes costs a lot (shirts start at $285; pants at $365; and jackets at $525), it is in part because they are produced in such limited quantities… “My design ethos is basically geared toward … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Finicky Finger-Wag

Posted on August 18, 2020 by JMN

Until then, many are relishing in his struggles and those of his team: The Astros, who reached the World Series last season, were 12-10 and battling for second place in the American League West just over a third of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Tweet Storm Testicle Taint

Posted on August 18, 2020 by JMN

Spanish leftist leader Pablo Iglesias praised U.S. television writer David Simon’s latest series “The Plot Against America” on Twitter, saying the series showed that fascism was never far away. Iglesias’s tweet provoked “a flurry of responses in praise of and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , | Leave a comment

‘A Difference That Adds Up’

Posted on August 16, 2020 by JMN

In 2019, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London hosted the first international retrospective of Ms. Hurtado’s art, “I Live I Die I Will Be Reborn.” Reviewing it in The Guardian, Adrian Searle wrote, “Vitality, tenderness, spookiness, intimacy, gawkiness, sexiness, subtlety, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Quotations | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment