Little Billboards #1–10
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Author: Stephen McClurg
I like red peppers and Jan Švankmajer movies.
1. Current Listening: Psychic TV
2. Current Viewing: Vittorio De Seta's Documentary Short Films
3. Current Reading: Michael Tau: Extreme Music: From Silence to Noise and Everything in Between
Little Billboards
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
One of the poems that opened me up to the possibilities of haiku in English was this piece by Gary Hotham: Sunset dying on the end of a rusty beer can . . . Hotham isn’t pretending to live in the time of Basho or ascribing a purity to the… Continue reading Little Billboards
Coker’s Para-Philosophical Advice #1: Introduction
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
Eunoia Solstice is proud to offer a new column that gives you a chance to have your questions answered–or perhaps only thought about– by a practicing philosopher. Send your questions to cokersadvice at gmail dot com.* 1. How did you become interested in philosophy? In undergraduate my original career plan… Continue reading Coker’s Para-Philosophical Advice #1: Introduction
Interview: John King of The Drunken Odyssey
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
John King is a writer, professor, and host of The Drunken Odyssey. The Drunken Odyssey came to me at the perfect time. I had just had a baby and had started to write again after realizing that my chances for Wordsworthian recollection in tranquility were slim to none. I wanted… Continue reading Interview: John King of The Drunken Odyssey
He was not of an age, but for that one time!
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
I rarely get asked to write commemorative poems, but when I do I feel like I’m connecting to ancient traditions, to times when the bard’s song was a monument as important as any statuary. There’s also an interesting challenge in pleasing a specific audience rather than the imaginary, amorphous readers or… Continue reading He was not of an age, but for that one time!
The Goading: Breeders’ Theatre
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
I’ve always enjoyed creating prompts, but more often than not get stuck somewhere in the middle of the response. I feel like if I don’t find the piece in the first draft that I am left lost in the dig. “The Goading” is helping to shine a light on it.… Continue reading The Goading: Breeders’ Theatre
The Goading: Accidental Lyrics
The Goading: Accidental Lyrics. Continue reading The Goading: Accidental Lyrics
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)
Originally posted on Eunoia Solstice:
The earliest artist I remember thinking about as an artist was Jim Henson. It’s secretly thrilling when my daughter shrieks with laughter watching new and classic Sesame Street. While I rarely react to celebrity deaths, I feel a pang of joy and loss when I hear Henson’s voice on those classic… Continue reading Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)
A Million Rowboats by Stephen McClurg
Originally posted on BRICKrhetoric:
(found poem on pg. 2 of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation) The twists and turns, like James Bond driving little vans from cavern to satellites, the tracks that orbit the heart, power millions of rowboats, a barbershop, and a cafeteria. The men get tired of the King. Every night a man… Continue reading A Million Rowboats by Stephen McClurg
