Monthly Archives: October 2009

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KRISTEN HOLDEN

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

WHO SAYS by Kristen Holden We said the sky was white, that was the weather we walk through a seeming window and chime the sound of non-grey. The city had a backdrop a canvas a watercolor paper, skyscrapers took with … Continue reading →

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WILFRED OWEN

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Holographic manuscript page for Wilfred Owen’s poem Dulce et Decorum Est. The title is part of a line from an ode by Horace, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”, which means “it is sweet and right to die for … Continue reading →

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I’M GAY AND I’M MARRIED! … NOW HOW DO I GET DIVORCED?

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

ASK LADY ESQ. Relationship advice from a divorce attorney. Dear Lady Esq., If California doesn’t recognize your marriage (because you were married in a different state to someone of the same sex), can you still get divorced in California?  What … Continue reading →

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HUGO BALL

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Hugo Ball in ‘cubist costume’ reciting his poem ‘Elefantenkarawane’ at the Cabaret Voltaire, 23 June 1916. DADA MANIFESTO, 1916 by Hugo Ball Dada is a new tendency in art. One can tell this from the fact that until now nobody … Continue reading →

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HITCHHIKING & TRAINHOPPING–Part III

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

THE CONFESSIONS OF FOFI LITTLEPANTS PART III by Fofi Littlepants III. OTHER PARTICULARS The following information is provided because, of the people that learned of our hitchhiking / trainhopping venture across the country, a number expressed a surprising amount of … Continue reading →

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“Object” by Jonathan Monroe

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

OBJECT by Jonathan Monroe Some purpose mounted on the wall. A target date for propositions. Concrete instances in thrall. One magic carpet frazzled, frayed. Sample exhibitions on display. In which direction, nothing moved. The shape of the shadow the shadow … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: BARBARA GUEST

Posted on October 24, 2009 by

PARACHUTES, MY LOVE, COULD CARRY US HIGHER by Barbara Guest I just said I didn’t know And now you are holding me In your arms, How kind. Parachutes, my love, could carry us higher. Yet around the net I am … Continue reading →

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RUSSELL-EINSTEIN MANIFESTO

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

Bertrand Russell RUSSELL-EINSTEIN MANIFESTO (1955) by Divers Hands IN the tragic situation which confronts humanity, we feel that scientists should assemble in conference to appraise the perils that have arisen as a result of the development of weapons of mass … Continue reading →

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GEORGE ORWELL

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT (1936) by George Orwell In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. I … Continue reading →

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MARCEL DUCHAMP

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

Pocket Chess Set with Wallet (1943) by Marcel Duchamp, with celluloid pieces and a pin attachment design. Duchamp called it a Rectified Readymade. APROPOS OF ‘READYMADES’ by Marcel Duchamp In 1913 I had the happy idea to fasten a bicycle … Continue reading →

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