December 2010
67 posts
pillow talk
rnh, 2-20-11
“what is it that makes you sad?” he said.
he knew that i would not answer. the stars were already high and bright and the room seemed colder without him.
“will you read me a story?” i said. he knows that it helps. so i listened as he spoke:
the questions of the crickets;
the crying of each falling, dying flake of snow;
the language of the flowers—
...
5 minute poem
music soothes,
music moves.
Bon Iver- Brackett, WI
man in a box
rnh, 12-18-10
he served in korea
they tell us
from the podium.
stories of golf matches
and frailed limbs.
a white sky blanketed flat grounds—flat for miles, miles.
the day was dark.
rummaging through photo albums
here: posing at the zoo
there: combing a dog’s friendly coat
there: mid-speech, half smile, (turn,) walk out the door—
magazines piled
letters:
—“sixty...
--exerpts, 'on heidegger: art as poetry'--
rnh, 12-08-10
…We cannot immediately tell how the man exists in Picasso’s “The Old Guitarist.” Neither are we certain why he is using the guitar—he merely sits on the floor, barefoot against a wall, placing his tired hands on the set of strings. And yet, something here becomes conspicuous—the light, the color, the shadows, the edges and the intricacies, the strain and the sadness. Something...
--exerpts, 'on heidegger: art as poetry' --
rnh, 12-08-10
…Truth always also involves un-truth. By un-truth Heidegger does not mean a falsification or illusion, but rather, with unconcealing, there is always a simultaneous concealing—there is always something distant or elusive or peculiar about the beings we encounter in artwork. Something withholds itself; nothing is ever fully disclosed. The open space that is cleared in the work...
--experts, 'on heidegger: art as poetry'--
rnh, 12-08-10
…Everyone is acquainted with and, more specifically, familiar with equipment. Take a pair of shoes: a shoe is composed of certain material (e.g., leather, rubber, etc.) and also has a form (e.g., boots for hiking, slippers for lounging, etc.). But what the shoe really is, and what distinguishes it from other things with properties and forms, is that it is something that is...
recurring revelations
rnh, 2-25-2010
things change. grow, i guess. sometimes diminish, sometimes die and disappear. but mainly grow. i’m making choices. well, i’m starting to. or at least i’m thinking about starting to. i will start with certain lobes in my brain. first, the motor. the one that buzzes constantly, itching, probing. so how about this: i will start by enriching my creative aura, if you...
La Nostalgie de Paris
rnh, 12-20-09 New York Erin with red hair was a gem. One of those quick-wit types who wears fur coats and bulky vintage rings and doesn’t give a shit about what you think of her cigarette addiction. We sat at the Violon Dingue bar, our group of friends downstairs, and talked about law school, unofficial “man friends,” and absinthe binges. I flirted with the Irish/American/French bartender who gave...
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