I like to share a poem once in a while on this blog because poetry remains my first true love. This poem by Polish poet Adam Zagajewski in the New Yorker is a poignant allegory of communism in decline. Old Marx: Poetry: The New Yorker In the poem, an aged Marx mourning the lost cause of his youth [...]
December 17, 2007
A friend of mine recently said, to the ultimate questions in Life, only Art can provide the answers. Death is the ultimate question we all have to confront. Many great literary works have been created in attempt to cope with the fear of Death. I find quite moving, therefore this tribute to the Swedish poet and [...]
October 31, 2007
I don’t know who still reads poetry these days, in this age of shorter,faster and ever more slapstick online video clips. I still do. God knows I need to, in order to tolerate the snappy online videos. Here is a nice one by Robert Bly’s in the New Yorker Wanting Sumptuous Heavens: Poetry: The New [...]
January 15, 2008