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2 days ago

Novalis Happy Australia Day BOGANS!!!! Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Multiple fun things going on out there tonight... fighting the urge to stay in and cocoon. It's funny how I'm more likely to crap out and stay in with a book when there are options to choose from. I think I just hate *deciding*. Louis Aragon short on patience. wonder if i can buy some like carbon credits. Khalil Gibran i'm thinking of buying four drawer file cabinet again. or maybe two twos? Calvin Ziegler Wednesday Special = ( burger + fries + draught ) * ( going out in the rain to get it ).

1 day ago

John Donne Tried to put this up on a thread begun by Elizabeth Pickett, in which he wisely advised Harper opponents never to underestimate his political guile and skill: Harper is a champion political weasel. He has been cunningly able to find all the cracks in the broken Canadian political system to pursue his own devious and backward ends of sellout for profit. In everything else but dirty political manouever, (intellect, statesmanship, cultural leadership, economic theory, rationality, science, art or morality) Harper is a faceless dud. D. H. Lawrence Melanie Janisse's collection of poetry, Orioles in the Oranges is so achingly beautiful. I read it like it was the most delicious piece of fruit that I couldn't devour fast enough... "I love you like the waves. Over and over...Every neuron, nerve, pump of my heart. I love your body across time..." sigh. it's gorgeous. You must get this book. :) it's also full of humor, urban imagery and nature... succinct and precise and lovely. :) xoxoxo. John Greenleaf Whittier In practice, the ideology of participation enables us to have the acquiescence of interested and concerned people at a small price. - Lefebvre. Sir Walter Scott loves both of the future godmothers of my not-yet-conceived children. Helen Bevington I've been up for two hours. Today: longer walk in daylight and stay up later than 20:00. It would be super to have an appetite back too. My threadless "insomnia" tshirt is clean and ready to wear. Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Great, Mike and Dolly now tag team snoring so I'm awake at all times. Bring on the ear plugs! Cole Swensen poet ;-) oh no! just sent an email to someone I do not know in response to an official request and automatically signed it x caitlin <unrequited?>. Marya Zaturenska Beams tonight at Mitzi's Sister. Rudolf Maister We are going out dancing, Thu Feb 2, late night, on college. All of us. Yes? Vladimir Mayakovsky Angry Birds...done with that. Thomas Nashe "La vérité ne se mesure pas à l'applaudimètre". "The truth isn't measured by an applause meter." Pierre Bourdieu. Philip Stanhope Worsley What would you put in a time capsule to be opened in 100 years? An iPhone? A book? A BluRay disc of Being Erica? Clark Ashton Smith Loving the Gosling birthday love-in so far. But can 2012 be the year when the "Hey, sweet thing" Roger Federer meme makes the rounds? "Hey, sweet thing, let's keep this set at love." Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński is midway through Ursula Le Guin's Hainish series & thoroughly intrigued by the League of All Worlds, the law of cultural embargo, & the Canons of Man. Why yes, I can turn almost anything into a legal research project. Marie de France Reading descriptive copy on new car websites with my son. He: "I wish the cars actually came with all those words." Delmore Schwartz the real problem with having a roommate you love to talk to is that you talk to your roommate for 2 hours rather than starting the work day... Lorine Niedecker I just invented DUCKSTEP. I've replaced the wobble bass with duck quacks. Feeling good about it. Bettina von Arnim “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” ~ Interpretation of the Talmud (with thanks to Elizabeth Pickett). Christian Morgenstern cross off bucket list: start a worldwide trending topic on the twitter. Babette Deutsch Life can change so quickly. Looking for the poem that best describes that change for the next header. Need to think about what I want to post. FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, FUCK! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chrétien de Troyes So: Christine de Pizan thinks Ovid was castrated (for his immorality). I can't quickly google up any confirmation for this -- or from why Christine might have thought this. Anyone have a clue? Wyndham Lewis If they were going to remake Blade Runner, they could do worse than cast Guy Pearce. Hugh Antoine d'Arcy Thinks there should be champagne parties for finishing up the years grant writing on the scale that indie publishers have to. Paul Summers poet I'm dreading Facebook timeline being forced upon me. Michael McClure My favorite part of We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel is the thing that makes him scream, "I can't take it anymore!" is 'cola wars.' Arthur Schnitzler A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde. Lawrence Durrell The grizzliest ongoing mystery in BC endures: ANOTHER human foot washed ashore today. Wtf?! John Greenleaf Whittier “I am interested only in nonsense, only in that which has no practical meaning,” - Daniil Kharms. John Wieners Is there anyone in the supply chain whose interest is less important than the shareholder's? Mário de Andrade Perhaps I am getting too excited about all the music I'm listening to. Pontus de Tyard is unpacking 13 years of accumulated spoken word and performance poetry: audio cassettes, video cassettes, CDs, DVDs, posters, postcards - a rush of technology and artists both living and passed. Dick Higgins Off to Stetson University for the annual pastor's school. Tudor Arghezi Too many cooks.

23 hours ago

John Betjeman "My ringtone is the Chicken Dance. If I answer it I won't hear the whole song."

22 hours ago

Sextus Propertius OMG!! Triple Town is the best iPad game. Poor Darren will never get his iPad back.

21 hours ago

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj 'when you turn on your stereo, does it return the favor??' Alfred de Musset that time capsule seems like sortof a bust, no?

19 hours ago

Natan Alterman working on the book they do look alike, don't they? Roemer Visscher "When I eat, it is the food that is scared."

18 hours ago

Jibanananda Off to Beziers for a mooch around and lunch.

17 hours ago

Edward Davison Lesa ekki allir fyrir börnin sín? Eða svo til allir?

14 hours ago

John Neihardt freezing rain, 5c snow, 70k winds, old age security cancelled, who the hell thought all this up?

13 hours ago

Lucretius Stripes! Edward Davison Marvellous walk in soft snow home from Haentjens' Brecht last night... magnificent theatre, magnificent snow and walk. This morning: freezing rain. Paul Celan AAARRRGHH! Freezing rain has coated everything!!!! A. E. Housman Snow. Really? Snow in January? In Canada? So cliche. Eila Kivikk'aho Go comps writers! Write until your teeth hurt! And then nap.

12 hours ago

Charlotte Smith UK-based poet and theatre artist Henry Raby is now doing a one-man performance set called "Letter to the Man (From the Boy)," in which she writes letters to hers future self. Reminded me of the question I asked here not too long ago about things your young self would say to you now. Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Something must be wrong: I have the 2012 BSPBF poster designed and printed, the fair filled up in 10 days, thanks to Anne Muntges and Christine Mary the limited edition screenprint/letterpress poster is half done, we have tons of new sponsors, and it isn't even February yet. I feel like I'm dreaming. Edgar Allan Poe Miss B gives me a bear hug this AM and says "You're the best Mom in the whole wide world." I kiss his nose and tell his that he is the best daughter in the whole wide world. Then he continues, thoughtfully, "Everybody is the best...except Michael Jackson...when he turns into the werewolf. I pushed that out of my mind for a long time, but it popped back in."

11 hours ago

George Gascoigne Pirates as historians: http://is.gd/iIeWh7 Piracy as religion: http://is.gd/edoEZv Pirates as talk-show hosts: http://is.gd/lSu3as Piracy as a used-record store: http://is.gd/g22BVW. Donald Davidson Alexander Cockburn sums it up: 'Gingrich represents one of the weirder confluences in American politics. Here's a committed devotee of tooth-and-claw capitalism — replete with 8-year-olds working as janitors — campaigning with a pro-worker film of which Ken Loach would be proud, paid for by a rabidly anti-union billionaire who thinks Israel should bomb Iran and drive the Palestinians into the sea.' Elinor Wylie Grateful to be part of Rochdale Rhymes and Readings last night. Moschus Grey Owls. Robert Penn Warren There's nothing like a little deregulated self-deportation to save the homeland. Ingeborg Bachmann Twitter to censor messages in countries that have "different perceptions of freedom of speech." Never used it much and not for long, but clicking over there to close the account. Benjamin Paul Blood “The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is — and I mean this seriously — the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been.” -Fidel Castro. Kurt Tucholsky Harper can cut pensions when he has lived on $1000 a month for a year. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey When Maude's friends come over I bake cookies and I always think of Hailey Lustig's mom who always had oatmeal chocolate chip cookies on hand - there were always kids at his place. Funny the things you remember. Robert Burns Tips For Writers: Your greatest tools are your senses. Sharpen them so you can write specifically about a taste, smell, sound, texture, and image. In this way you bring your vision of the world to the reader.

10 hours ago

Bliss Carman Computer hell is other people. Novalis People who say good writing must engage all five senses have never written a scene that involves felching. Pindar Celebrating Mozart’s birthday with his glorious quote: "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together make genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." Yep! Etienne-Paulin Gagne a lot of love pouring onto the stage last night, i was feeling it thanks for coming to the show everybodeeeee! Dylan Thomas just to be clear: double gig tonight. ref library, then st catherines after. Louis Zukofsky Sleeping at night is overrated, apparently. Coffee is my friend! Christine de Pizan Going to have fun participating in the POG Flash Lecture Fundraising event tomorrow, Saturday, January 28, 7pm, at The Drawing Studio, 33 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson. Costs $10 at the door, and bring something edible or drinkable to share. Flash lectures are no more than 6 minutes long, on any topic you wish to lecture on. Signed up so far to give these lectures are Linda Lyons, Samuel Ace, Jake Levine, Kristi Maxwell, Christine de Pizan, Matthew Conley, Wendy Burk, Eric Magrane. Topics range from food to love to the WWI "Lewis gun." You can still sign up -- contact me at chax@theriver.com. Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov In iChing, there is a hexagram interpreted as 'Pigs and Fishes' or 'good fortune'. On that note, I'm back from vacation and it was good. Richard Brautigan shares the wisdom of Wollstonecraft: "the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, or heroic virtues." -- (1792). Michael McClure idea/feeling would be a better term than "status". Then you'd get a little note that so and so likes your idea/feeling, and we'd all be in more humane conversation. I think and feel.

9 hours ago

Endre Ady Now that my *La Chiripa* and Katje's *Bellica* have been published (on Kindle and in the paper flesh), we've discovered what nobody ever tells writers--the hardest part is clearing the calendar to write the next book! Lucretius Has officially decided to date again. :). Michael Ende Hey Buffalo, I miss you. I will see you soon. Neşâtî Okay, so maybe I should sign my name more carefully. I just picked up a message on my voice mail for "Wollee" Allen. I'm thinking of using it as a psuedonym. Malcolm Cowley Island Farms 1% Cottage Cheese, I've missed you so much! Mina Loy Wishing I could sit down with Harvey and Jack and have a Pauli Girl and a shot of Stoli . . . Lawrence Durrell “Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.” ― Kofi Annan. Arthur Chapman Anne Sexton in 1960: http://nineteen-sixty.blogspot.com/2012/01/anne-sexton-1960.html. Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sitting at YTZ, waiting for weather delays to resolve so I can fly to Ottawa. Uh, what do you guys do on your DAY OFF?

8 hours ago

Gene Frumkin What is it about me that makes total strangers feel okay about parking their kids by me and TAKING OFF? This has happened to me three times in public in this city. Do I smell like kid? Which is to say like bad breath and ass? John McCrae having a lonely day today. Theodor Storm cafe Nero lives up to its mad namesake with their tea tyranny. The nice tea stand at surbiton station has been dethroned by said Nero who now refuse to stock decaf tea of any kind even though the shop assistant admitted a lot of people ask for it. I suggested he buy a box and sell it. They'd profit from me alone with three teas at their grandiose roman emperor prices. Marianne Moore Heading out to photograph Let's Glow and then a weekend in Toronto for resocializing. Alfred de Vigny When you have a beard, lunch lasts forever. John Gould Fletcher Only Herreweghe takes St. Matthew's Passion fast enough. Marya Zaturenska file under things i need to relearn: using oxidized copper church spires as a navigational aid in montreal is pretty pointless... they're EVERYwhere...

7 hours ago

Don Blanding grant app almost ready to be mailed! Just printing a couple last things. It's actually ready EARLY. Early! Can you imagine? Guess stress has made me excitable. Who needs sleep anyway? Brion Gysin Ughghghgh, glorious window-intensified three-minute quadrangle of sun! Exclusive product of winter's unhemmed shat-out chocolate. Don't leave, but rather, take me shopping! Petrarch Recovering. Re:covering. Kidding herself. The illness that keeps on giving is still, well, giving. Ebenezer Elliott I'm thinking, this February 14th, I shall host a movie night with copious amounts of booze, my new TV and playstation, and possibly Zardoz. Nothing says unValentines like Connery with a ponytail and a red suede loincloth. Who's in, single friends (or couples who would find this oddly romantic)? Clément Marot is praying for a Wordpress magician ! Naim Frashëri Looking forward to Lamb Of God, The Acacia Strain & Manahan - Sold Out tonight. Who else is going? Paul Laurence Dunbar 11 freelancers met for lunch at Thai Chef on Roncesvalles today - great food, great conversation, many laughs and, for me, a constructive discussion on the title of my upcoming collection of short stories... My gut and head said I needed to change the name. My heart overruled them. Today, 10 freelancers helped me overrule my heart. New title based on the anchor story: "Rebel In The Back Seat". Thanks all! Louis Untermeyer Dear sarcasm: I wish you were easier to pull off successfully.

6 hours ago

Christopher Reid Headed into the woods for the weekend and sure to emerge with a lighter heart and clearer mind. Du Mu ...Whatever... Dimitris Varos Tim Matheson's great pics from Eat the Street last night: http://bit.ly/xiYyTe. Maria White Lowell It occurs to me that for years we've been getting it wrong. Not: Holy Mary, Mother of God/ Pray for us sinners now/ and at the hour of our death.... but rather: Holy Mary, Mother of God/ Pray for us/ Sinners now and at the hour of our death. Doncha think? Andrew Barton Paterson Between hormones and brain chemicals, my emotions are all out of whack. Apologies to all who are baffled lately, and thanks in advance for all the hugs you're about to give me.

5 hours ago

Arthur Waley apparently there's packed ice on the roads. me staying home. sorry, ottawater 8.0. i'll see you on line once you're up. Merrill Moore i Valby. Stephen Spender This afternoon, finishing the typesetting on Jaime Forsythe's first full-length poetry collection, Sympathy Loophole, coming your way from Mansfield Press this spring! If you want a sneak preview: the word "isotopes" appears on page 47... Arthur Schnitzler .........banff. Caedmon Five dollar pitchers and A Silver Mt. Zion (AKA: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, et. al) tonight. Excite. Excite! Benjamin Paul Blood body tonic. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Tempted to change my wall into the new timeline. Hmmm...should I or shouldn't I? Lynda Hull just ridiculous existence, coming at you from all corners, no holds barred, it's on.

4 hours ago

Donald Justice Following the Arab Spring uprising, Twitter set to censure tweets considered contentious or illegal. Hope FB doesn't follow suit. Michael Ende Does anyone else want to post Walk Off the Earth's cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know"? Anyone? Moschus Got a job interview! TGIF. Waldo Williams Sentence of the day: "After a day of shooting robots, this is where you come to polish your laser beam and have a little bit of future beer." Stephen Crane Again, wow, totally feeling the love! Thanks everyone - it's been a great day so far, and looking forward to a fabulous dinner tonight too! xoxo. John Gay Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is the summation of all that is good & great in our universe. It is the best of all possible worlds, a glimpse at what the philosophers have called the sublime, what theologians name the face of god, what physicists have rendered mathematically as the beatific grimace of the eternal sheep. It's like "shrimp," you see. Robert Louis Stevenson Moms-and-kids (and dog) weekend in Banff! Thomas Randolph Broke my good old wooden stick today taking a slapshot. Johnny Max gave me some sort of alien (read NON-wood) expensive stick and I think I am addicted already. I said I would never... Anne Morrow Lindbergh As my book goes to print, I remain nervous about the new Chapters/Indigo return policies. If the book isn't selling well in 45 days, it gets shipped back to the publisher. Pretty short period of time to get the word out! Robert Pinsky Lila has taken to calling me "Captain Daddy," probably due to the influence of the Captain Haddock doll he carries around. She even says "Aye aye, Captain Daddy!" I consider this a tremendous advance in nomenclature. So let me ask: what would it take to get you all to start calling me "Captain Daddy"? Laura Riding Had a flash of paranoia. Backed up data on experimental computer - leaving work late but at peace with my conscience. Aleksander Stavre Drenova Can anyone recommend open-source (or free) sound editing software for a PC user?

3 hours ago

Endre Ady DESPERATELY SEEKING a highly recommended Toronto massage therapist and a physiotherapist for a friend with a pinched nerve in his neck. Anyone had good experiences/know someone gentle, who has experience working with chronic pain sufferers? Thx! Edmund Spenser I'm fairly certain that nothing is certain. Joseph Addison this day i am soul-tired, mind-wired, and heart-worn but still feel the laughter of the baby violin in my bones. Luis Cernuda Each dream that you leave behind, is a piece of your future that ceases to exist. Giuseppe Giusti After eight hours of delay sitting in a departure lounge, I was finally sent home. Fuckest thou, my good Ottawa. Fuckest thou. Ignacy Krasicki Has the man chasing the Andrex puppy downstairs defecated yet? Is he "wet"? Richard Lovelace Mewt or NItt? Miguel Hernandez New favourite imaginary band name: Squid Wizard. Stefan George "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it, and a moral code that glorifies it.” – French political economist Frederic Bastiat, The Law [1850]. Ralph Chubb still feeling ill, to the point that the lovely Christine McNair is hosting tonight's ottawater 8 online launch & launch party/reading! I'm at home, feeling gross + wondering where the kitten might be hiding; ugh,. Shmuel When Newt Gingrich makes Mitt Romney look like FDR, you know there's problems. Thomas Lovell Beddoes Yummy kitchen aromas ... M's turn to cook while mancold man lies abed. Aleksandr Pushkin Made ramen noodles with hotdogs for dinner, cooked in a wine reduction with asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes. Fresh greens on the side; beer incoming. Grad school never tasted this good. Hugh MacDiarmid first night at home in two weeks! gluten free chicken fingers and a movie here i come.

2 hours ago

John Gay Dare I say it? Robert Graves hopes this edition with a more elegant font helps him succeed on his second attempt with Under the Volcano. Richard Rowlands Project Runway last night: another male winner, another woman sent home. What began as 7 women vs. 6 men is now 6 men to 3 gals. Melville Henry Cane I love the way your mind works! Judith Wright Ah, winter! Just shovelled two balconies, the front sidewalk (public portion as well), the back deck, and the trail out to the composters. It's heart attack snow--heavy with water--but I cleared it girly-style, one small shovelful at a time. My 4K run at lunchtime today turns out to have been just the warm-up. William Allingham Now for the blessing of the haggis at the Robbie Burns dinner which my job requires that I attend. Kingsley Amis In T-minus 2 weeks time, Blair Prentice, Michael Nardone, Alana Thorburn-Watt, Levente Kovacs and Kingsley Amis are going to present you with something that will change the way you think about text and writing . . . Stuart Merrill ok so sarah jessica parker will replace demi moore as GLORIA STEINEM in the Lovelace biopic. life just gets better. Michael McClure Anyone else cry their eyes out watching the first episode of Touch? I was fully hooked on the preview alone.

1 hour ago

John Morgan Grabbed this from Nadia's quotations: "A library is not necessarily made up of books that we've read, or even that we will eventually read. They should be the books that we can read. Or that we may read. Even if we never do." - Umberto Eco, from This Is Not the End of the Book << See! I keep telling you. No one reads! #collectorsftw #publishingsaved #gobuyabook. Joachim du Bellay Superlative early-Friday evening power nap = LOOK OUT! Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński The rich have value, not money, that's why they are not taxed; the middle class has money, not value and that is why they are taxed. I know it's difficult to comprehend but it's an absolute truth. Hedd Wyn Entertaining Reid and some of his fellow 13 year olds tonight-dinner request of burgers and Poutine and now they are watching The Breakfast Club. Love it! Robert Lowell ivory soap philosophy, ongoing ongoing ongone, the zone valve was jammed, francis bacon’s studio, we don’t get winnipeg rye down here, you probably wouldn’t recognize me in the street, wilbur snowshoe is aka, rip up the iou, this is what we should be doing, this is happening right now, their ears are shaped like hearts, a rubberstamp that changes, inverted commas, the dirty machine, you are the only one that can read this, depending on the size of the hurdle, the stump of van gogh,. James Hogg will we be judged by how we sculpt our timelines. Merrill Moore Four-and-a-half-year-old drummer seeks guitarist, bassist, and vocalist to join the Hopping Frogs. Must be able to play Blitzkrieg Bop at 1/2 speed. Henry Carey : ryuichi sakamoto is making friday evening intense. finally! Kenneth Koch putting the finishing touches on Mimeo Mimeo #6. Jennifer K Dick A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us. Bertolt Brecht wishes winter would make up its mind. Robert Frost Tonight: Wavelength at Placebo Space. Tomorrow: respond to all these messages.

58 minutes ago

Robert Ayton amsterdam gin gimlet, had to make my own sweetened lime juice so it's tart like i need my attitude to be today, eh?

56 minutes ago

Harriet Monroe Tinkering with poems, sending them back out into the world.

47 minutes ago

Spike Milligan !! in the last 4? weeks - 3 essays sent to press, & with tonight's, now 2 out to reviewers. Busy busy...

42 minutes ago

John Gould Fletcher I'm dressed in a dress that I can barely move in. I'm ready to go out!

40 minutes ago

Thomas M. Disch I just ate my face off~kiss my skull!!!

37 minutes ago

Klaus Mann really enjoyed seeing a good friend today.

35 minutes ago

Kenneth Koch Bonsoir. See Translation.

34 minutes ago

Juvenal Newt Gingrich asked Bob Dole why he thought people take an immediate dislike to him. Bob Dole responded, "Saves time." Alfonsina Storni If my dad added you as a friend, it was a mistake. ........ He was playing with the features on Facebook and accidentally added people. ......... Basically he had a senior moment.

33 minutes ago

John Henry Newman At Lee's for Silver Mt. Zion!

32 minutes ago

Thomas Gray Nice - our game was early tonight (6:10pm), showered and home by 8:30, and we snapped our three game losing streak!

31 minutes ago

Joaquin Miller "The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money." -MT.

16 minutes ago

Max Ernst After having watched Black Christmas for the first time in many years (didn't even really remember it), now searching Netflix Instant Watch for the evening's second horror feature.

11 minutes ago

Kathleen Raine Californication. What a silly little ridiculous show. How come I never really came across it before? Well, makes it easier to have a Netflix marathon now.

7 minutes ago

Lea Goldberg Having an awesome fun time!!

4 minutes ago

Chidiock Tichborne The eternal quest for sufficient roughage. Maurice Scève has a funny anecdote about poetry, Washington apples, and the eating of children at "Poetry & Popular Culture." Check it out when you get a chance at http://mikechasar.blogspot.com.