Browsing the archives for the poetry tag

The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock. One Of My Favorite Poems

in Coolest Shit Ever, fnord

Til Human Voices Wake Us And We Drown Poetry is not just for pussies. Some of it doesn’t even suck, like this one. Seriously, I really enjoy TS Eliot. I know he’s kind of the mayonnaise of poetry, I don’t care. I don’t pretend erudition in verse. I know what I learned in high school, [...]

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The Art Of Banksy Meshes Nicely With The Words Of Langston Hughes.

in Coolest Shit Ever, Doodles, fnord, wisdom

Banksy Strikes Again. No Christ This Time. Banksy has once again popped up in my Tumblr.  Last time it was in Rio, painting Christ the Redeemer. I don’t know how old this one is, but it’s awesome. I love his doodles. They hold truth.  Langston Hughes used words, Banksy uses images, and perhaps one day [...]

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Tom Waits Week: Some Say He Once Killed A Man With A Guitar String

in fnord, music, Tom Waits Week

I don’t love Tom Waits, per se. I love an era of Tom Waits’ career. I love from Rain Dogs through Bone Machine. This particular swath of Tom’s career really speaks to the addict in me. The Irish. This song is from Bone Machine. One look in his eye, and everyone denies ever having met [...]

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Name That Tune

in craziest shit ever, fnord, wisdom

bunny rabbits go hop hop hop The See re-fuses know rover.

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A Little Ditty From George ‘erbert (1593-1633 CE) Called ‘eaven

in fnord, wisdom

HEAVEN   O who will show me those delights on high? Echo. I. Thouse Echo, thou art mortall, all men know. Echo. No. Wert thou not born among the trees and leaves? Echo. Leaves. And are there any leaves, that still abide? Echo. Bide. What leaves are they? impart the matter wholly. Echo. Holy. Are [...]

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