The NYT obituary for Adrienne Rich, who died this Tuesday, quotes her saying in her acceptance speech to the National Book Foundation in 2006, “Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard.” In the wake of this iconic… Continue reading Adrienne Rich, Politics, Poetry, and Twitter
Month: March 2012
Irreligious Religion/ Religious Irreligion
I didn’t like these so I painted over them. They kind of look like a Dr. Seuss illustration now. What does it mean to be irreverent? I don’t know but I like those kind of people. They are usually a breath of fresh air in a country that takes a bunch of college students kicking,… Continue reading Irreligious Religion/ Religious Irreligion