February 2018
Alt-Reaction
The socialist left were once the champions of science and reason, of the rationally planned society directed towards meeting the material needs of humanity.
Read MoreThe Literature of Cold by Eric D. Lehman
Many years ago, influenced and inspired by several years of reading Arctic and Antarctic literature, I took a January hike in the northern mountains.
Read MoreThe Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia by Virginia Woolf
If it is true that there are books written to escape from the present moment, and its meanness and its sordidity...
Read More2 Cups Tea
Poet Joanne Kyger died last year on March 22 at the age of 82, leaving behind a long list of published and unpublished books...
Read MoreMemories of Hong Kong Beaches
Chang was awarded a Taiwanese literary prize recognising a lifetime of work. She came to attention in China and Taiwan in the 1940s. She was in her early twenties and had begun publishing the bitter love stories and witty, erudite essays for which she’s now famous.
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The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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