Monday, March 01, 2004

War is a church.

Audrey Alexandra Brown. I actually have A Dryad in Nanaimo, which i bought because of the title; & it has some lovely verse (notably the long poem "Laodamia"). I was in Vancouver briefly, a long time ago, & went to a poetry reading. One of the poems i heard that night was a choral poem in which the refrain, "Nanaimo!", was repeated by the whole audience. I still don't quite know what the associations of that name are, for haughty Vancouverites, but i can guess. Anyway, i'm very glad to see this poet remembered.

Learn Assyrian Aramaic. It still has about 10,000 speakers (according to the Wikipedia).

Umbrist Poets: Submit Presto. I'm Best Stupor. Is Mob Sputter. But to Impress. Must Spite Orb.

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