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I'm enjoying this series, Stacey. It could be I'll have to get this book and read it A-Z as I did so long ago with The Larousse Gastronomique.
Reading proverbs always makes me feel fat. Reading true riddles always makes me feel insane and angry. But I like the 'idea' of a riddle, and am thinking that the best short stories . . . are perfect riddles.
Proverbs and Riddles: More from "A Poet's Glossary" [by Edward Hirsch]
(Ed note: This week Edward Hirsch is presenting terms from his new book, A Poet’s Glossary, a compendium of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, folklore, rhetorical terms. Find his previous post here. sdh) Here are two forms from the poetry of everyday life: the humble prov...
I've never seen a Pure Poem,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
:)
The Ideas of Pure and Impure Poetry [by Edward Hirsch]
(Ed note: This week Edward Hirsch is presenting terms from his new book, A Poet’s Glossary, a compendium of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, folklore, rhetorical terms. Find his previous post here. sdh) Today I’d like to juxtapose the ideas of pure and impure poetry. In ...
I'm pretty sure, myself, that there is no answer. But there is the telling, and the telling well and fully (or as fully as one can find at any given moment of time).
Thank you for the telling, with admiration for the bravery to do so.
I wonder, mostly, in this piece of the story - about the teeth. How she lost them. Whether it was poverty or whether it was illness or whether she simply couldn't find it within herself to care for herself by caring for her teeth.
I also remember my mother's teeth in a similar way.
The Year I Didn't Kill Myself by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Detail of My Mother Many Years Before She Killed Herself This photo was taken before she knew me. Before I was born. It was taken by her first husband, Ralph. I don’t think she’d been in the hospital yet. I think she looks very beautiful. My eye first goes to the shadow under her chin and th...
Going skiing involves hot chocolate, doesn't it?
I may take it up someday. ;)
Enjoy!
Karen (who is not sure if she's linked to typepad correctly or not . . .!)
Thank You Foodista!
A big thank you to the fun, fine folks at Foodista.com. Aroma Cucina is the featured food blog post for today with "Parsley loves Potatoes". Foodista.com is like Wiki for food lovers, only with a much better attitude and cool features. And sigh, what I wouldn't give right now for some fres...
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