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  • at last, flooding rain

    warm october day, no wind; clouds delay their threats: frog leaps from lotus Continue reading

    at last, flooding rain

  • Blogs I ♡: Tender Heart Musings, Himani B. | man of words

    Himani is an ecstatic poet of note, she wanders through this world inviting ecstasy and pain in equal measure. A trail of Tender Heart Musings tell the tale. Utilising deeply evocative imagery and her unique connection to the unquantifiable elements of existence;… Continue reading

  • Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? | Salon.com

    …There is a reason, says historian and generational expert Neil Howe, why members of Generation X have been cast as perpetual adolescents. Their parents – “the Silent Generation” – originated the stereotypical midlife breakdown, and they came of age, and… Continue reading

    Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? | Salon.com

  • Things I’ll never be again | Zaphnath-Paaneah

    Some most excellent poetry from my beloved brother on the Way, Joseph Paul Carr. This is an exert; read the whole poem on his blog, just follow the link. Then spend some time looking around at his other works. …I… Continue reading

    Things I’ll never be again | Zaphnath-Paaneah

  • These are words that go together well – confused of calcutta

    Wonderful book review that becomes a thoughtful piece on translation. Translators do a very hard job, and are often underappreciated. We take them for granted. Yet they perform a very important function, expressing something from one language into another, switching… Continue reading

    These are words that go together well – confused of calcutta

  • World’s greatest bookshops | Lonely Planet

    Bookshops are a traveller’s best friend: they provide convenient shelter and diversion in bad weather, they’re a reliable source of maps, notebooks, and travel guides, they often host readings and other cultural events, and if you raced through your lone… Continue reading

    World’s greatest bookshops | Lonely Planet

  • The Last Words of Hassan i Sabbah | Burroughs

    Okay. Another video from William S. Burroughs. But look here: NSFW. This is an example of the cut-up technique developed by Brion Gysin and perfected by Burroughs. It does not necessarily make complete sense. But it is very cool. And… Continue reading

    The Last Words of Hassan i Sabbah | Burroughs

  • When Did I Stop Wanting to Be President?

    Originally an essay, here Burroughs answers the question talking about his boyhood and early flirtations with the idea of political power, describing a potential panorama of a glorious career as a commissioner…. Related articles Naked Lunch (myoldaddiction2.wordpress.com) William S. Burroughs:… Continue reading

    When Did I Stop Wanting to Be President?

  • Daodejing 41

    #41* The person having most excellence who hears DAO practices assiduously. The person having average excellence who hears DAO only practices on occasion. The person having least excellence who hears DAO laughs at it. Yet, if DAO were not laughable,… Continue reading

    Daodejing 41

  • Body 7: Disembodied DIY | disembodied text

    Newest issue of Disembodied Text is out. I am proud to say that one of my poems was included. Also, this one comes with a PDF version which you can download and print up to pass around to all of… Continue reading

    Body 7: Disembodied DIY | disembodied text

  • Atlas of True Names

    Cool project. Finds the etymology of over 3000 place names and renders them in a new atlas. Very much worth a look see. Atlas of True Names. Continue reading

  • Twilighting Idolatries

    Genius is always sufficiently the enemy of genius by over influence. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they, — let us hold… Continue reading

    Twilighting Idolatries

  • Poem for Kris

    as said by them sages, “just so” just so-just so-just so non-interference with the flow forgoing and slowing forgoing all knowing when we see “to – be” just sewing-just sewing-just sewing Related articles Flowing / Swaying (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 25 (keithwaynebrown.com) Body… Continue reading

    Poem for Kris

  • Body 4: Disembodied Nature

    Newest issue of Disembodied Text is out. Take a look see. The poetry, the music, the art pieces… really speaking to me this morning. Hat off to the editors, Kiki and Chris, for a great compilation. Body 4: Disembodied Nature… Continue reading

    Body 4: Disembodied Nature

  • Boon of Dandelions 8

    Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveller, long I stood… –Robert Frost So many, so varied are all the possibilities of how anything gets from this place to that… Continue reading

    Boon of Dandelions 8

  • Boon of Dandelions 7

    Anything done to excess opens the door to more excesses. The spiral downward–slow or fast–can only be arrested with real moderation born of bold honesty. Any Existenz who lies to himself with the con game of “I am NOT an… Continue reading

    Boon of Dandelions 7

  • Daodejing 27

    #27* The one who masters walking leaves no footprints. The one who masters speaking makes no slips of the tongue. The one who masters counting needs no tally tools to count. The one who masters shutting the door needs no… Continue reading

    Daodejing 27