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remix my lit
Not many books begin with a word of warning. Through the Clock’s Workings does. This anthology of literature is not some textual tome, frozen in time and space. It is alive, evolving organically in a constant state of flux. This is a world first: a remixed and remixable short fiction anthology. (remix my lit)
Architecture Projection Art
Urban Screen building projection videos
Also posted in Architecture, Art, Feature, Video Tagged Architecture, Art, Video
J.G. Ballard’s Shanghai
J.G. Ballard’s experience of Shanghai was, he said, closer to the normal lives of the majority of people in the 20th century than most realize…more | via Arts & Letters Daily
Also posted in Asides, Feature Tagged Literature
JG Ballard and the lost English avant garde
“That he was a visionary is beyond question. Countless commentators have mentioned his acute insight into the psychopathology of our time and place: the world of mass media, celebrity, instant communications, electronic iconography, narcissism on a spectacular scale; the world of airport lounges, shopping malls and motorways, of pampered Western communities and endless suburbia; and [...]
Also posted in Asides, Feature, Inverted Commas Tagged ballard, Inverted Commas, Literature
Kafka goes out for a walk in the park…
Every afternoon, Kafka goes out for a walk in the park. More often than not, Dora goes with him. One day, they run into a little girl in tears, sobbing her heart out.
Poetry Animations
Poetry Animations via YouTube
The Human Typewriter Project
The Human Typewriter Project. Exactly what you think it is. via Quipsologies
Also posted in Art, Asides Tagged typewriter, typography, writing
Why Poetry Matters
In "Education by Poetry," one of his finest essays, Frost argued that an understanding of how poetry works is essential to the developing intellect. He went so far as to suggest that unless you are at home in the metaphor, you are not safe anywhere.
Brion Gysin: Calligraffiti of Fire
Brion Gysin at October Gallery 11 December 2008 - 7 February 2009
Australian poet Dorothy Porter dies in Melbourne
Australian poet Dorothy Porter died in Melbourne this morning from complications due to cancer. She was 54.
Like Mother, Like Son
Did you know that William S. Burroughs’ mother was an author too? Graham Rae furnishes an inspired analysis of Laura Lee Burroughs’ writings on the art of flower arranging. The three tomes, sponsored by Coke (the company, not the drug), offer glimpses into her and therefore her son’s world. Read Like Mother, Like Son and [...]
Also posted in Art, Asides Tagged Books, flower arranging, Laura Lee, William Burroughs
Robert Burns Poetry to be Twittered
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 2 (UPI) — The works of Robert Burns are being Twittered as part of the celebration of the Scottish poet’s 250th birthday. Users can pick up short excerpts from Burns‘ works, along with factoids about the Ayrshire poet, The Scotsman reported. The National Trust for Scotland is behind the project. “We like [...]
Also posted in Asides, Poetry, Technology Tagged communication, publishing, twitter
More Proof Poetry is Thriving Online?
“The British-based Poetry Archive has released statistics that visitors to its website are now viewing a total of more than one million pages a month. More than 125,000 individuals – or ‘unique visitors’ in web jargon – have visited the site, which hosts poems and audio readings by the poets themselves.” via The Telegraph (UK)
Also posted in Asides, Poetry, Technology Tagged new media, poetics, publishing, reading, web 2.0
Life Forces the Arts
Have you ever felt drawn to a particular painting, sculpture, or handmade thing but you weren’t quite sure why? It could be that the item was made by an artist who infused his or her chi into the work. The spirit energy per say of the artist; focused emotional energy implanted in the piece while [...]
Also posted in Art, Asides, Poetry Tagged chi, communication, energy, handmade, painting, spirituality
A Comment on the Orwell Diaries
“Our spirits, as well as the physical world, would be appreciably different if Orwell had not existed. Blair wrote nearly such a sentence about H. G. Wells. But i believe it applies particularly to him for our times.” via Gilles Mioni | Comment on the Orwell Diaries today
Also posted in Asides, History, Philosophy, Politics Tagged Orwell Diaries, quotes
James Dickey on Poetry
“Poetry is, I think, the highest medium that mankind has ever come up with,” he asserted in a 1981 interview. “It’s language itself, which is a miraculous medium which makes everything else that man has ever done possible.” James Dickey | Poets.org
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William S. Burroughs Collage Collection
The photo collage is a way to travel that must be used with skill and precision if we are to arrive [...] The collage as a flexible hieroglyph language of juxtaposition: A collage makes a statement. – William S. Burroughs (1962) via Burroughs Photo-Collage Archive
American Revolutionaries on Ovation
The end of July closes out Ovation TV's terrific American Revolutionaries event.
Through the Looking Glass Chess Set
A Chess Set inspired by the novel 'Alice through the Looking Glass' where the pieces magically turn transparent when they touch the board.
Gary Snyder Awarded 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Poet Gary Snyder is the winner of the 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986 and presented annually by the Poetry Foundation, the award is one of the most prestigious given to American poets.
The brand of Oscar Wilde
"Like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola, Oscar Wilde is now a brand, one with brand values we respond to: fabulous and at the same time real..."
Also posted in Anthropology, Books, Business, Poetry Tagged advertising, Anthropology, branding, fame, Literature, marketing, Poetry, wilde, youth
On the Road with the Beat Generation in Austin
Beat Literature t-shirts are available at Book People through March to coincide with the Beat Generation exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center / University of Texas at Austin.
Also posted in Art, History, Poetry, Reckon Tagged allen ginsberg, austin, beat poetry, Exclusive, exhibit, gregory corso, harry ransom center, jack kerouac, Literature, Poetry, university of texas, william s. burroughs 5 Comments
The Shake-Speared Brain: A Theatre of Simultaneous Possibilities
The authors have combined commentary, research, and news with opinion, facts, and figures to create a blog that’s crucial for those concerned about the environment.
Also posted in Poetry, Science, Technology Tagged shakespeare, Word
The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats