When I come across an interesting word or phrase during the course of the year, I write it down. Previous years: 2017, 2016. tanquam explorator, I am wont to cross over even to the enemy’s camp—not as a deserter, but as a scout. —Epicurus heta linjen-upploppet, the hotline riot masspsykos , mass psychosis dystopian fever dream … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2018
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Words & Phrases, 2016
Every time I come across an interesting word or phrase, I add it to a yearly list. I tried making a poem using this one last year. Pointless cacophony Buddha of subterranean impulses Métro, boulot, dodo — commute, work, sleep rossignol, French cryptographers whose name became French slang for a device that picks locks. cynegetic tendencies Viktor … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2016
