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Thérèse | Ricky Garni
A lonely woman was crossing a bridge and there was a slight fog. It was clear from the way she sat that her heart had been broken. And if any one of these three things were never true, I never would have purchased the book upon which she rested, with herself on the cover, broken…
Deconstruction as a political strategy
Deconstruction relies on the flipping of binaries. “Losing is winning. Crime is justice. Rape is love. Death is life.” No wonder the new Jacobins hate Orwell. from Lee Smith, “The Global Empire of Palestine,” in Tablet, December 19, 2023 The salient fact is that the crushing military defeat suffered by the Palestinians will hardly matter,…
Overheard (6/29/23)
“It’s time to upgrade your bra.” They were arguing about whether ketchup should be refrigerated. “Who’s the target audience? Depressed women with dental issues who are addicted to crime shows?” “It’s like — I don’t know — it seems like conventional warfare has made a comeback.” “You know what it is? It’s Cold War…
Turtle | Nancy May
on a rock turtle on turtle bask in the sun More at https://twitter.com/Haikuintraining. The post Turtle | Nancy May appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
The Men of My World | Naduni
The ‘reality’ is a maze Too hazy for my naïve Girlhood Fiction is worse Love ends in loss Or hatred I was once waiting for him The prince charming The ‘Mr Darcy’ But not anymore Now I’ve chosen The men of my world Derrida, Marx and Camus Whose arguments wipe my Humiliated tears Whose philosophies…
Tony Hoagland: “My Father Tells Me A Story” [posted by Jill Allyn Rosser]
Jill Allyn Rosser presents a poem by Tony Hoagland Today’s offering is perhaps not the usual Hallmark take on Father’s Day, okay. Tony Hoagland as usual slashes right through convention with the straight razor he keeps in his back pocket even when he’s sleeping. This poem rides on a wave of brutal honesty that is…