The society whose modernization has reached the stage of integrated spectacle is characterized by the combined effect of five principal factors: incessant technological renewal, integration of state and economy, generalized secrecy, unanswerable lies, and eternal present. The spectator is simply supposed to know nothing and deserves nothing. Those who are watching to see what happens next will never act and such must be the spectator’s…
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While living in Paris, I had the opportunity to meet a beautiful and intelligent woman, Daphne Kolader. Over wine and through tears, we shared our stories of magical struggles and over comings, we laughed fiercely at our awesomeness. And she showed me the makings of a great and touching film about her sister, Ida Kolader. When watching this short film, it almost immediately triggered memories….
“it’s in the writing of a poem that you find out what you’re not saying.” -Adrienne Rich (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Hello Bill,I got your letter a few days ago, but this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and write (it’s my day off)Of course, I’d love to help - sign me up. As far as a few sentences go, here’s what I’ve got - I hope it’s OK:It’s hard to conjure up some new profound way of commenting on this issue -…
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genetics iz magically beautiful. Marcia & Saturn. (www.marciajonesart.com & www.saturnsrivers.tumblr.com)
My story with Yesha is truly a miraculous story. She is a profound part of my personal journey in recent years and what inspires me to write to this day is the unconditional support she’s given. The audacity Yesha has had to share her story with me and allow me the gift of collaborating. She sent me a link to this and I didn;t know…
goodpoets: portrait of poet Aja Monet Bacquie in New York City by Jonathan Weiskopf. I was lucky enough to meet up with Aja while she was in town at the end of February to make pictures for my forthcoming book entitled “For Some Time Now: Performance Poets of New York City.” The book features portraits that Ive made of more than 120 members of…