I still owe you all a write-up of the Kalevala, but to do that I need to finish it -- am in the home stretch, but got distracted by catching up on Shadow Unit and the Chronicles of Elantra. In lieu of that, then two three links for the price of one:
The past's future -- the styling of 1970s futurism, Yugoslavian monumental edition. (via)
The Poetry of James McIntyre, whose cheese odes are useful material at bad poetry readings. "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese" is the traditional starting place (no TOC: search to find it), but his descriptions of Canadian locations are, well, priceless.
ETA: Japan Earthquake: Two Months Later
... she says life must be easy for those who are beautiful
---L.
The past's future -- the styling of 1970s futurism, Yugoslavian monumental edition. (via)
The Poetry of James McIntyre, whose cheese odes are useful material at bad poetry readings. "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese" is the traditional starting place (no TOC: search to find it), but his descriptions of Canadian locations are, well, priceless.
ETA: Japan Earthquake: Two Months Later
... she says life must be easy for those who are beautiful
---L.
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Date: 11 May 2011 11:05 pm (UTC)... the ones of the family by the grave...
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Date: 12 May 2011 12:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12 May 2011 12:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12 May 2011 04:12 am (UTC)And yeah, M was a gloomy puss of a poet. I haven't read his complete works, though. Hmm.
---L.