by e.e.cummings maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach (to play one day) and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were; and molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways... Continue Reading →
The Frog
Anonymous What a wonderful bird the frog are— When he sit, he stand almost; When he hop, he fly almost. He ain’t got no sense hardly; He ain’t got no tail hardly either. When he sit, he sit on what he ain’t got—almost (From the Rattle Bag, an anthology of poetry edited by Seamus... Continue Reading →
La Luna – The Moon
The Moon by Jaime Sabines You can take the moon in spoonfuls or in tablets once every two hours. It works as a hypnotic and a sedative and also provides relief for those who have an overdose of philosophy. A piece of moon in your pocket is a better charm than a rabbit's paw: it... Continue Reading →
Ten Thousand Lives
I often read that Ko Un is a very likely candidate for the Nobel Literature Prize, but very few of the people I know have ever heard about him. I first read about Ko Un in an article by Robert Hass in the New York Review of Books. I was so intrigued that I ordered Ten... Continue Reading →