I am writing an article on two new poets, who have been reviewed and discussed before, but who have not yet had research inflicted upon them. It is an interesting and for me, unusual experience to write about people on whom there is no critical tradition. I am also on a dissertation on a writer … More A Beginner’s Mind
It is the weekend, so we must sing. Here are Junior Wells, Mike Bloomfield, and Dr. John on Stop Breaking Down. I have seen Junior Wells and Dr. John in person, but never this young. Junior Wells says, “I don’t think you really love me, I think you just like the way my music sounds.” … More From the Top
A Macedonio Fernández En busca de la tarde fui apurando en vano las calles. Ya estaban los zaguanes entorpecidos de sombra. Con fino bruñimiento de caoba la tarde entera se había remansado en la plaza, serena y sazonada, bienhechora y sutil como una lámpara, clara como una frente, grave como un ademán de hombre enlutado. … More La Plaza San Martín
I am still snowed in with paperwork and this may continue for some time. I am also leaning into my current academic piece. At the studio, I have made a lidded porcelain jar. Meanwhile, a book worth reading is Guinier and Torres’ The Miner’s Canary (Harvard, 2002) on the limits of the “democratic” political system … More Porcelain Jar
This is International Women’s Day. I am in the office under a blizzard of paperwork. I refer readers to Twisty, Sylvia, Nezua, and Le Colonel Chabert, and to my very own posting of Rimarah Hare, who dances. Additional recommended reading is Ruth Rosen, The Care Crisis, and Pamela Colloff, The Beating of Billy Rae Johnson, … More Día Internacional de la Mujer
I showed the film Juchitán Queer Paradise today and, as it turned out, shocked the audience. It seems that although they know gay people and some are gay themselves, this was the first time they saw people talking about it openly. The film is lively and fascinating. I liked it especially because it is so … More Juchitán, Queer Paradise
The Bohemian brings to our attention this marvelous news item, in which we meet a Shetland Pony who would like to be a Labrador Retriever. The pony lives at an animal shelter and I would seriously consider adopting him if he were not so far away. Axé.
Nick Cave’s entire lecture The Secret Life of the Love Song is available on line in full text. Everyone should read it, as it is a classic. Normally I would post some actual music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with this announcement, but I only like Nick Cave as a spoken word artist. … More Secret Life of the Love Song
I have very elaborate dreams and I had one of my most academically successful ones the morning of my first Ph.D. exam. It was in the adventure quest genre. At the very end I was able to snatch the golden key from the beak of the eagle. I woke up knowing I would write a … More Academic Dreams
Since the lunar eclipse I have been busy helping to tend a Cone 10 Reduction Fire. These are always dramatic. Now it is over, and the pieces fired have gone vitreous. This is a good thing. The glazes, however, do not all look as expected. We may not have directed the drafts correctly in the … More Reduction Fire
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