Ultimate guide to getting published in literary magazines I just skimmed a bit of this and already got very very useful info.
Interlude & Remember These Things
INTERLUDE 3 The driftwood of our lives Washed up on some foreign shore We glistened But the sun was not amiable It was fierce Our dominance was unquestioned But we knew not how to live A spiritual deadening Infected the nation-state There was no truth in advertising And all our wars came to naught Consumer […]
Method of Divining by Seashells the Movement of the Fed
Begin by placing a conch shell to your ear for a few moments Arrange in a circle thirteen cowries Do this on a square glass mirror without frame or backing Pour the phial of anti-sense in the direct center and remember to regard the magnetic chirality of the Earth The glass will shatter Restrain the […]
Half in and Half out
The edits are made and discarded Policy states that no one may be distinct from any other, except in those cases in which they may, but see disclaimer Sometimes, the moon is simply not fit to purpose And we must all be prepared to take to the sea The wind It comes We must be […]
Nadia Prupis: Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. intelligence agencies for subjecting her to what she called “Kafkaesque” harassment at airports throughout the U.S. and the world on dozens of occasions. Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for…
Ageing
You drift, and before you know it, a decade Aging creeps up on you Ever unfairly But getting things done Feeling the burn Tired, tired Tired of waste Unable to stop Rubberizing your liver Strengths are manifold Weaknesses are crushing The magic medicine doesn’t work Filtering through the vibes Soldiering to your own beat Coming […]
Curving Space
Of all there was we were one But multiplicities abounded The universe shattered into an infinity of jewels Curving around back on itself In the most intricate and vast of ways We looked out on it in awe The Scopes Monkey Trial notwithstanding Feeling your way to a resolution of apotheosis
DRAFT: Natural Numbers
Originally posted on O at the Edges:
Natural Numbers One is the instant, part and parcel of the original. Look, your open hand contains all; close it, and find infinity. God created the natural numbers, patterns within patterns within patterns, shaping order. Look closely and see wheels spinning in sequence, drafting through each other’s space…
Vanessa German: I will just call you artist
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
i told darrien. i do not wish to call him.nigga.even tho he said that it is ok. i said. i prefer. richer descriptive language when it comes to one as.wise and miraculous as you are. i will just call you. artist. n then he say. you iz. so dramatic. you…
Don’t call me a good mother
Originally posted on A Leaf in Springtime:
Don’t call me a good mother. For being good somehow means doing all the “right things”. And to be honest, I’m not necessarily all that concerned about doing the “right things”. I’m more concerned about doing the brave thing. The thing that is needed to be done even…
Lost in Mist 