Kafka

Artistry Bordering on Meditation: Discussing The Artist As Mystic with Yahia Lababidi

by Brian Chappell Reviews & Interviews

Artistry Bordering on Meditation: Discussing The Artist As Mystic with Yahia Lababidi

By Brian Chappell

The setting, Yahia reminds me more than once, is a little absurd.

Jun
12
2012
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The setting, Yahia reminds me more than once, is a little absurd.

Interview with Colin Winnette, Part 1

by Brian Chappell Reviews & Interviews

Interview with Colin Winnette, Part 1

By Brian Chappell

The seven sections of Colin Winnette’s slim new novel Revelation correspond to the seven angels of the Book of Revelation.

May
21
2012
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The seven sections of Colin Winnette’s slim new novel Revelation correspond to the seven angels of the Book of Revelation.

Double Contact: William Carlos Williams

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Double Contact: William Carlos Williams

By Joe Weil

Stating the obvious is not easy.

Mar
21
2012
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Stating the obvious is not easy.

The Four Functions and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

by Joe Weil Academia

The Four Functions and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

By Joe Weil

As Kafka said: “The crows maintain that a single crow could destroy the heavens; doubtless this is so, but it proves nothing against the heavens, for the heavens signify simply: the impossibility of crows.”

Apr
20
2011
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As Kafka said: “The crows maintain that a single crow could destroy the heavens; doubtless this is so, but it proves nothing against the heavens, for the heavens signify simply: the impossibility of crows.”

An Asshole in the Service of Heaven

by Joe Weil Aesthetics

An Asshole in the Service of Heaven

By Joe Weil

My aesthetic test for music when I was 13 still applied: if I play a song one hundred times in a row, and, on the last playing, it still has an effect, then it is part of my synaptic hit parade, and can never be vanquished.

Oct
21
2010
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My aesthetic test for music when I was 13 still applied: if I play a song one hundred times in a row, and, on the last playing, it still has an effect, then it is part of my synaptic hit parade, and can never be vanquished.

To Make Bach the Grund of Grundrisse and the Chaconne of a Shocked Shack

by David Shapiro Aesthetics

To Make Bach the Grund of Grundrisse and the Chaconne of a Shocked Shack

By David Shapiro

Today I thought I should add my secret voice to your evaluations.
Your intelligence may be genius, but remember as my mother saids also always to be nice.
A seventh grade teacher consoled me when I was teased:
You can always tell the genius by the enemies who surround him.

Mar
15
2010
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Today I thought I should add my secret voice to your evaluations.
Your intelligence may be genius, but remember as my mother saids also always to be nice.
A seventh grade teacher consoled me when I was teased:
You can always tell the genius by the enemies who surround him.

Waverly Gate

by Sarah V. Schweig Academia

Waverly Gate

By Sarah V. Schweig

A certain esteemed professor requires that those enrolled in his poetry workshop meet with him in his downtown studio apartment, right off Washington Square.

Mar
10
2010
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A certain esteemed professor requires that those enrolled in his poetry workshop meet with him in his downtown studio apartment, right off Washington Square.

A Cuban Sandwich and Levinas

by Joe Weil Academia

A Cuban Sandwich and Levinas

By Joe Weil

Suppose you are reading Levinas, having a nice Cuban sandwich, minding your business, thinking about the self, the other, the other self, the otherness of self, the selfishness of other, etc, etc, and the sun slants across the legs of a woman you pretend to have a deep rapport with—striping them apricot. What do you do?

Feb
23
2010
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Suppose you are reading Levinas, having a nice Cuban sandwich, minding your business, thinking about the self, the other, the other self, the otherness of self, the selfishness of other, etc, etc, and the sun slants across the legs of a woman you pretend to have a deep rapport with—striping them apricot. What do you do?

A Preface to a Blog: Auguries of Experience

by David Shapiro Art

A Preface to a Blog: Auguries of Experience

By David Shapiro

(image by David Shapiro ©2010) “Three coyotes turned up on the Columbia University campus on Sunday morning, prompting an e-mail alert to students and faculty.” A coyote is sweetness itself compared to a professor— and a professor is selfless compared to a poet— even the meanest sculptor is not as stupid as a University— a [...]

Feb
14
2010
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(image by David Shapiro ©2010) “Three coyotes turned up on the Columbia University campus on Sunday morning, prompting an e-mail alert to students and faculty.” A coyote is sweetness itself compared to a professor— and a professor is selfless compared to a poet— even the meanest sculptor is not as stupid as a University— a [...]