I was too little to know
Too small to guess
this was too big
or that I couldn’t swim
My paddle was small
but fit into my head
I’m heading home
Far away from these strangers
who called themselves
mom and dad
(2016)
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[Paul Wright saved to Album covers
The Lead And How To Swing It by Tom Jones – born of his awkward '90s stab at ‘going dance’, a luridly tanned Tom screams in obvious discomfort at having been made to wear a string-vest and egg-shell blue slacks. Meanwhile, in the background, a supermodel with pneumatic drill presumably pulverises what precious little remains of his dignity]
Wednesday's WORD
Epeolatry
“I’m a book-bosomed literarian guilty of epeolatry and bibliosmia, which means I ALWAYS have a book with me, I’m educated, and I worship words and smell books.” (Fortified By Books)
he does not believe in hashtags
Editors’ Choice: Best of Jackson Hole (Wyoming)
Best ‘grammer with Class
Tristan Greszko (@tgreszko) (instagrammer)
In an era of social media excess, things that appear to be reality may not be reality at all.
One of the larger critiques of social media begs the question: Does it come from art or ego?
Humble yet talented Tristan Greszko grams beautiful images without all the hype. Cofounder of the Teton Artlab in 2007, this adventure photographer’s accomplishments include Tiny Jackson (google it), national and international publications, completion of two Teton Picnics, and climbing El Cap. In the Insta world, he keeps the class without flaunting pictures of his chiseled body glistening in the sun or posting countless selfies of himself getting after it in the mountains; most importantly, he does not believe in hashtags.
When asked about this slight counterculture perspective, Tristan explains that while people need followers to be relevant, “hashtags just play into the rat race.”
Photography, he said, “Suits my inherent need to search for perfection – not in the universal sense, but maybe in a tiny localized sense – within an individual image, or a moment, or a person in a moment, or just the need to continually refine and improve my skills as a photographer.” Gram subjects of @tgreszko note that he does not disrupt the lifestyle while taking photographs. If anything, Tristan adds to the lifestyle with his mad skill, good attitude and great snacks. This incognito presence seems to be a rarity in the world of instantaneous self-aggrandizing, but that’s what makes this guy pretty darn classy.
– Elizabeth Koutrelakos
feral poetess
No one comes to my little church
Anymore, but I’m all lit up anyway;
I don’t need parishioners to shine.
Hallelujah, I’m a seeker too, celestial
Splendour renews me, I forget the dogma
Some preacher taught here long ago;
The living life impulse—preaches here now.
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I like to spend Sundays thinking about nothing religion-related... BOOM!books books books
On the cover of this month's Indie Next list is
UNDERGROUND AIRLINES: A Novel, by Ben H. Winters
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“Winters has managed to aim a giant magnifying glass at the problem of institutionalized racism in America in a way that has never been done before. This Orwellian allegory takes place in the present day but in a United States where Lincoln was assassinated before he ever became president, the Civil War never took place, and slavery still exists in four states, known as the Hard Four. In agile prose that manages to convey the darkest of humors, Winters tackles the most sensitive of issues such as the motivations of misguided white liberals involved in racial politics, the use of racial profiling, and the influence of racism on the very young. Underground Airlines is the most important book of the summer. Read it.”
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 "This multigenerational saga follows the fortunes of the Sel and Duke families from early Colonial days to the present, spanning centuries and continents as they make their living not only from the bounty of the land but also from the ravaging and destruction of it. As always, Proulx is brilliant at creating a story that flows impeccably, and her nature writing is some of the most beautiful and evocative to be found in modern literature. This novel is an epic work, a fictional Silent Spring that will linger with readers long after completion."Annie Proulx's Bloody New Novel 'Barkskins' Is About More Than Deforestation |
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