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Something Series

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Two perfect strangers adrenalined in stolen eye contact process the process of browsing a drop down menu of alternative lives – In paused rain they fall asleep snowflaking with elipses in their eyes – I want to make you safe … Continue reading →

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Negative Space

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

It is apparent in the history of most art forms that there is an illicit attraction at the heart of fatality which, at times, renders the artist nearly deaf to other subjects. Themes of death, the void, and general absence … Continue reading →

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The Money Tree

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

I think in my industry I finally fell out of that confectionary dream called childhood and succumbed sickeningly to some kind of ambient takeover I can only watch now as if in orbit of myself Immediately I begin groveling at … Continue reading →

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Fog, Rain — an antonymic adaptation

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Fog, Rain by Charles Baudelaire, trans. Keith Waldrop O ends of autumn, winter, springtime, steeped in slush, opiate of seasons! I love and honor you for thus enveloping my heart and brain in a shroud of vapor and a vague … Continue reading →

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New poem

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

This piece kind of goes against my general instincts to not write poems specifically about anything, but it turned into something far more than I originally thought it would (and taking up far more time than I anticipated). Please read it … Continue reading →

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Fresh poem in the diwan

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

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Andrei Tarkovsky’s Poetic Cinema

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

As an artist limited by his circumstance in the warring, emaciated USSR throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, Andrei Tarkovsky did well to establish himself as one of cinema’s greatest masters. In some sense, his works represent grand acts of … Continue reading →

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“I want this to be/Composed entirely of edges”

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

A review of Ben Lerner’s book Mean Free Path, originally published here. I heard a rumor once that the American poet Ben Lerner, recipient of the Hayden Carruth prize and finalist for the National Book Award, is a hell of … Continue reading →

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