Posts from the ‘Poetry’ Category
Oct 6
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Where an old boy’s acute frown’s a cute grin upside-down, “Monsieur Rose” turns it around. From France, Philippe Katerine’s art movement – le mignonisme (“the cuteness”) – turns up around his birthday in Pepe’s hometown, when most acute’s his frown.
Aug 23
“A mystery is a whodunit. You know what happened, but not how or who’s behind it.” — M. J. Rose
Who’s hints leave a trace,
Who’s prints fit the frame.
Clues cut to the chase.
A signet stakes claim.
Fake sleuths get the case.
Whodunit takes blame.
Round up the usual suspects! —Fake prefect of police, Casablanca
Upstairs maid?
Butler bot? Mac hack?
Palette knife?
Even a cat has things it can do that AI cannot. —Fei-Fei Li
Jul 2
“There was an exhibition in Munich in 1937, ‘Degenerate Art,’ which included work by Klee, Kandinsky, Beckmann and many others. The work was called ‘sick’ and put in the trash heap.” —Hans Haacke
Junkyard art
Treasury of trash
On the block
Trash has given us an appetite for art.
—Pauline Kael
Jun 9
“A beautiful thing is never perfect.” — Egyptian proverb*
This series stems from the portable document technology made of the stems of Egypt’s Nile grass: the papyrus sedge also called paper reed. Inked in the language of pictorial images and phonetic symbols, it was the new medium of an ancient message.
Keep away from trouble and sing to it. —Egyptian proverb*
*The Egyptian proverbs quoted throughout this post are from Hanna Fielding’s favourites.
May 10
“We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we’re awake.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.
— William Butler Yeats
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Apr 20
“Being a black sheep gives you creative license to do sh*t differently.” ― Andre Hueston Mack
While the shepherd and the milkmaid gathered creamy wool, and the shaggy sheepdog bayed, a piebald ram and a ewe with leopard spots strayed from the flock, and I am the lamb of different hue and shade.
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Apr 5
“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.” —Anonymous
What’s the sound a name makes when it’s dropped? —Anonymous
The quotations in this post may be attributed to immortal names. But on the Johns Hopkins University site and others from which they are sourced, they are unattributed.
This tribute, by a nicknamed artist and a pen-named poet, gives all authors of immortal wit and wisdom, truth and beauty, by whatever other names they may also be lauded, a name the world of arts and letters never forgets.
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Mar 10
“If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.” —Robert De Niro
Sitting still
Does the catbird seat
Make a lap
If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. —Alfred North Whitehead
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Feb 26
“The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.” —Bear Grylls
A star shines
Behind a curtained
Looking glass
If you think about the concept of reincarnation, it’s essentially uploading yourself and your spirit into a new form, a new hard drive as it were. —Conor Oberst
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Feb 18
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