Everything surrounds me in a trance of not looking.—Landis Everson, “Mass Destruction” How to describe the strangeness of this moment/year/epoch? Needed: a phenomenology of planetary drift. I have written my “apocalyptic” novel and nothing changed. I mean … [Read more...]

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to read at least a page per day in the Library of America’s two-volume set American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. Having begun with Henry Adams, I’m now up to Robert Frost, which seems especially appropriate given that I’ve … [Read more...]

deer leaping over low snow at sight of the brown bound I thought: dog sign reads: CAUTION: GROOMING AT ANY HOUR how slowly hills fold into sky vertical weathered wood on the barn horizontal weathered wood on the shed three (3) great turbans—vents or fans—on … [Read more...]

As proofs of Vivaldi’s innocence had not been obtained, the suspicions of his examiners, of course, were not removed; and, as he persisted in denying the truth of the charge which he understood would be exhibited against him, and refused to make any confession of … [Read more...]

I haven't been able to post anything here recently because my Blogger account seems to have encountered some serious technological glitch. I hate technology! This is a test to see if I am currently able to post. Otherwise serious remedial action will have to be … [Read more...]