"I would advocate for more use of an anthology. And more memorisation. You may also find that, to begin with, you do not want take such a critical approach and would prefer to follow your nose rather than doing what Hazlitt tells you (although you should read Hazlitt at some point, he is among the … Continue reading Arnold Bennett’s Ten Step Plan for Learning to Appreciate Poetry
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How to Write Poetry to Communicate With Aliens
"If you were to attempt to communicate with an alien lifeform, what would you want to say? And, just as importantly, how would you say it? It’s a question that has inspired countless science fiction stories and fueled real debate between scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Now, a digital artist and academic … Continue reading How to Write Poetry to Communicate With Aliens
All My Life
When it's over, I want tosay: all my lifeI was a bride married toamazement.I was the bridegroom,taking the world into myarms.—Mary Oliver, "When Death Comes"
Life is a Beautiful Dare
Carefully discern the cost and the calling. Then, commit for life, if you are able. If you can't be X all day, much less for life,try being X for the next second, minute, or hour.Failure will never stand in your way,unless you fail to learn, the true failure.What you say and do, it matters. How … Continue reading Life is a Beautiful Dare
sam | sara
Whatever comes together | disintegrates, falls apart the skeleton key fits, | unlocks our heart's door. Desire, stormy weather | on a cartographer's chart, wrinkled, it transmits | an unintelligible, mad lore. The key catches the lock | faceted truth, splinters dirty data, overload | bits are entangled, not lost. Progress of the clock | … Continue reading sam | sara
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