Viaje hacia la noche
A documentary on César Moro. Axé.
A documentary on César Moro. Axé.
Here are some lines from the second poem in this trio. El ojo del crepúsculo desiste de ver quemado vivo el caserío. The entire series is worth studying seriously and this one in particular makes it worthwhile and helpful to have visited Santiago de Chuco. Twice. Afílase lo rudo. Habla escarcela . . . En … More Terceto autóctono
Note: “El escritor argentino y la tradición” is next, so no, you are not free. And it appears that being only seems to exist because time seems to pass. No hay tal yo de conjunto. Grimm, en una excelente declaración del budismo (Die Lehre des Buddha, München, 1917), narra el procedimiento eliminador mediante el cual … More Final nadería
RENOMMÉE DE L’AMOUR L’amour dédicace à l’amour Les jours sans pluie Et comme il convient les beaux jours Pour l’amour et ses préférences Au renom du plus vieil amour À la pluie du mot amour Au seul amour sans regret sans bonheur sans retour À l’avenir des fous Aux fossoyeurs aux gais compagnons du bagne … More César Moro in Paris
Roy Andersson. Axé.
Vallejo: Language Itself [I am not sure this title covers it, but a better one is not coming to me, and this has been improved since I posted it … but I am still interested in the question of the title] Borges said Quevedo was a poet of language: “La grandeza de Quevedo es verbal” (“Quevedo,” … More Getting that MLA proposal down to less than 1000 words
This is worth seeing every little once in a while. Axé.
“Takes pride in teaching well, and makes it a point to meet students where they are. This is good; unfortunately, it is rare.” I am not sure what to think. Can this really be so rare? Axé.
El yo no existe. Schopenhauer, que parece arrimarse muchas veces a esa opinión la desmiente tácitamente, otras tantas, no sé si adrede o si forzado a ello por esa basta y zafia metafísica -o más bien ametafísica-, que acecha en los principios mismos del lenguaje. Empero, y pese a tal disparidad, hay un lugar en … More Further nadería
Tension physical pain headache fatigue sorrow regret anger nostalgia depression desire claustrophobia frustration oppression … these were some of my feelings last night and this morning. Then there is this: When I was teaching — especially at the University of Oregon and the University of Texas — my experience was always defined by limits. How … More Mejoré, but this morning…