Author: cednie

Two bundles

I gathered more Old Man’s Beard (lichen) and more dried sweet fern. Piled it all onto my apron and bundled it up. Just for good measure, I made another bundle from an old worn-out...

mysterious people

There’s a website devoted to them, with a story about Kaspar Hauser, Wild Child of Europe. When he was found: He was wearing a round felt peasant’s hat lined with yellow silk, an old...

apology

I feel like I owe surrealism an apology for the lame critique in yesterday’s post … this post is an attempt at reparations … Gioia’s essay on Tate and “American Surrealism” ignores the political...

american surrealism (tate)

James Tate and American Surrealism, an essay by dana gioia Delighted to find this essay online after stumbling onto it in the library and neglecting to check out the book. Points that stuck with...

different things

what I think I want to do and what I actually want to do what I’m scheduled to do and what I’m actually going to do what I’m uncomfortable doing and what I’m supposed...

poem of nothing happening

at the end of the day nothing to say at the end of the day nothing to say at the end of the day nothing to say Take a look at this – failure?...

notebookery

notebookery, by Andrew T. McCarter (via www.impassio.com) He began by dating the entries in his journal, then numbering them consecutively, then simply calling them “sun” or “moon.” Blogging software would not support without customization....