I thought of writing another poem about Angola, to see whether it turned out to be poetic or imitation poetic, but decided I should start a series of posts about my visits to the place. I am reading Wilbert Rideau’s memoir. When Rideau he was still at Angola, and was editor of the magazine, he … More My afternoons at Angola
This now famous note was originally commissioned by me, and stolen by two different people, so we will study it now, piece by piece. No hace mucho Fernández Retamar alertó contra los peligros implícitos en la utilización de categorías provenientes de otros ámbitos a los campos culturales y literarios. El préstamo metafórico y/o metonímico puede … More Cornejo I
We will go here. Not to the opening, of course, but to the exhibit, during the summer … and there is much that can be streamed (if you can tolerate one more moment on screen, that is). Axé.
A book we have to get. Axé.
I have discerned that another tool of the right wing and the patriarchy is to say you are either “unrealistic” or “codependent” if you are working for change. That goes for politics, but also for work … and I do suppose that work, my work, is politics. *** The person from whose post I am … More March on
I saw Larry Hill of the Guardian say: The Rolling Stones formed between the Bay of Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis. Around the time baby boom kids’ fear of the Cold War was getting in the way of spending their baby boom allowance. I too was conceived and born in this gap between being … More On the Rolling Stones in Cuba
I am too overloaded with service and administration and it is detrimental not just to me but to the other entities who are affected by it. But when this is not the case, things are not done and it is differently detrimental, particularly to me. One needs to have boundaries and say no. But when … More Conundrum
Today I finished a rough draft of a strategic plan for my unit. I gave it to someone else to edit, as this project is not mine alone. I spoke to my outside speaker. Over the break I am going to create a final draft of the website, and finish a complete, if not perfect … More Rinascere
Today my student sent his manuscript off to New Directions, which is interested in it. This was exciting for him, and for me in large part because it was his first time sending paper mail. I taught three classes, finished an enormous backlog of grading, and completed a full draft of the new departmental website. … More Equinoccio
I have become calm about work for the first time in many years because I have decided that I am all alone until further notice. I used to think I had to become a different person so that certain individuals would not be obstructive or manipulative or exploitative, or that I had to negotiate with … More Luxe, calme et volupté
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