Committee on Arts and Lectures: the universe is speeding up.
02/01/2013
They discuss their colleagues the ancient Mayans, and then go on. Axé.
Author: Iansã
All right, here we go.
02/01/2013
I am putting Arguedas and Vallejo in my book. The book will be a series of overlapping essays. I can publish some of them ahead and then put revised versions of them in the said book. One of them, a finished one, is arguably the best thing I ever wrote but is not publishable on … More All right, here we go.
A small list for this week
02/01/2013
Two telephone calls to California: Alice, Kate. Three here: Patty, Jack, Douggie. One visit to car repair. One visit to the office, and one e-mail from there to the outside world: Carlos, Gustavo. One e-mail within Maringouin: Mickey. Touch up paint in the bedroom. Finish and mail New Years’ cards: at minimum to Sally, Ken, … More A small list for this week
César Vallejo
02/01/2013
I have not read the latest quasi-biography of Vallejo (that I know of offhand) and I should. It is short and by Silva-Santisteban, and it is from 2010, and it accompanied an exposition. I have said this before but someone should write a serious biography of this poet, because things just do not add up … More César Vallejo
Bill Zeller, and those Andeans
02/01/2013
Suicide note, via Clarissa. He sounds like a great person. That was a post from January 10, 2011 and I am moving it here and adding to it for the upcoming anniversary since this is a very interesting case. Zeller speaks of “the darkness” and his is very serious but I know in a smaller … More Bill Zeller, and those Andeans
Last Year
01/01/2013
Momo came up with a year-in-review concept: look back at the first post of each month. On this blog it is easier to find the last, so that is what I have done. The record shows that at the end of each of the first five months I was happy with what I had accomplished (even … More Last Year
El programa
01/01/2013
Today I bought a book and it is important, this week, to renew membership to at least one more professional society, and then one more. It is important to have enough of the right equipment, and to thicken the atmosphere about you. I am righting my listing research program. Not having a writing group over … More El programa
1.1.2013
01/01/2013
I woke up this morning to gray skies, rain, a desk covered with Christmas cards still not answered, and a car that is having some problems. I was awakened by a nightmare in which repairs were being made inside my house — repairs which are necessary but not urgent, and which it would have been … More 1.1.2013
Houston
01/01/2013
Someone commented asking me what I think of Houston as a city to live in now and also later as an old person. They then asked me not to publish the comment, so I will answer the question briefly, without alluding directly to questions raised in the comment and which apparently could have de-anonymized the … More Houston
Emiliano Zapata
01/01/2013
I woke up on the last day of 2012 to a gray sky, thinking I never want to sabotage myself or be complicit or accepting of sabotage again. That, as it turns out, is what I will renounce in the new year. I ordered a copy of Elsewhere. I once planned lectures while driving, like … More Emiliano Zapata
