Luca Zingaretti on writing
15/11/2014
He has it figured out. Axé.
La méditation de la semaine
11/11/2014
There was my dream. There is the fact of having been raised from a certain point with fear, or from the beginning with fear, increasing. Fear and guilt and everyone was always so anxious. I am thinking about this. Axé.
Disposable life
09/11/2014
Axé.
The Great American Songbooks
09/11/2014
I just bought two books I should not have, but I really want this as well. (My kingdom for a library — or for a university press bookstore one could stand and read in for hours.) Axé.
Merino’s introduction to his Vallejo anthology
06/11/2014
This anthology is so extensive, one might as well assign the complete works. But it is an Austral, so not expensive, and well made unlike some of these. And the introduction is rather good, so perhaps it is something one should in fact have for classes … or give to one’s McNair scholar as a … More Merino’s introduction to his Vallejo anthology
Piedra negra sobre una piedra blanca
31/10/2014
La piedra blanca de Enrique González-Martínez. PORQUE YA MIS TRISTEZAS . . . Porque ya mis tristezas son como los matices sombríos de los cuadros en que la luz fulgura; porque ya paladeo la gota de la amargura en el dorado néctar de las horas felices; porque sé abandonarme, con la santa inconsciencia de una … More Piedra negra sobre una piedra blanca
Subject
31/10/2014
Biographical criticism is the dominant mode for Vallejo as well; it is as though people thought that if they could find out who he was they might then understand his poetry. This is true in one way: if you cannot understand that this writing does not come entirely out of a Western experience, and if … More Subject
Arequipa Tacna Wilson
31/10/2014
(That is what the colectivo drivers on an important route in Lima used to say.) I have returned from Peru, so I can set up course books on the web for spring, contact the high schools, and start building my course websites. I can call the handyman. I am in a position to write every … More Arequipa Tacna Wilson
La colonia infinita
29/10/2014
Monday I woke up in a remote Andean town and rode down 12,000 feet through the mountains to the Pacific coast, to lunch with many Peruvian regional dishes at the home of the rector of the university. Then I flew to Lima. The Avianca stewardesses wear red capes. Tuesday I took the new Metro(bus) to … More La colonia infinita
Trujillo
23/10/2014
I am here again, with this event. Trujillo seems beachy and bright as always, with flags snapping in the breeze, as on a ship. On the Jirón San Martín there are letter-writers for hire on the sidewalk, with manual typewriters and carbon paper. I want to take their picture. Peru is one of the countries … More Trujillo
coldhearted scientist وداد 