If you think a poet might be in it for the love of their own voice, you might be right. Which borrowed “causes” do you find the most offensive for bad writers, politicians, and other public figures to take up?
Have you ever had a moment you wanted to hold on to, keep feeling longer than it could last? What have you tried to do to sustain it?
The text for this installment is taken from a poem in a series I am writing about (or from) pets. What do you think about the relationship between creation and death? Does an awareness of death drive artists to create more urgent, more honest work?
You might already read Joey Comeau and Emily Horne’s webcomic, A Softer World. This is my little tribute to their work. Did you ever use a darkroom to develop photos? If I could wave a wand I might bring darkrooms back.
Have you ever felt like nothing was allowed to be new or fresh or wonderful? Like any attempt at sincerity or originality is seen through the post-modern glasses of irony, reference, and so on?
Sorted neatly in a frame, near a hundred others. What do you think of art theory?