oriana-poetry

poems by American and European poets; book reviews; poetry theory; personal reflections on poetry, the immigrant experience, psychology, religion, mythology, culture

Saturday, May 7, 2016

CAVAFY: THE REST I WILL TELL TO THE DEAD; SAMURAI SECRET; THE INVENTION OF PETER; ADDICTION AS A LEARNING DISORDER

“THE REST I WILL TELL TO TH E DEAD ” “Indeed,” said the proconsul, closing the book, “this line is beautiful and very true; Sophocles wrot...

Saturday, April 30, 2016

DESNOS ON LOVE AND DEATH; RUSKIN ON BEAUTY; RENAN’S TRUE GODS; WHY THE RICH RULE; NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE

Christian Schloe, Metamorphosis I Have Dreamed Of You So Much I have dreamed of you so much that you are no longer real. Is there still t...

Saturday, April 23, 2016

CAVAFY: BANDAGED SHOULDER; DISGUST PREDICTS CONSERVATISM; HAPPINESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS; FULL-FAT DAIRY

Klee, Castle and Sun, 1928 THE BANDAGED SHOULDER He said that he had hurt himself on a wall or that he had fallen. But there was probably ...

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