Douggins attempts to create a Microcosm, with future intent on sharing thoughts previously reserved in solitary confinement. How do we allow our readings, writings and art forms to be received? … [Read more...] about A Microcosm Post is Borne
Blog
My Ordinary, Quixotic Jewishness
Self-Portrait in a Non-Convex Mirror Introduction I am an adult services librarian who likes to write poetry and literary criticism on the side. And because of my job and interests, it is impossible not to see the intense, powerful way in which race and religion are discussed today, though this is really nothing new. It’s everywhere one looks: on television, Twitter, … [Read more...] about My Ordinary, Quixotic Jewishness
“Lilacs” for Harold Bloom
A reading in honor of Bloom. … [Read more...] about “Lilacs” for Harold Bloom
Attempt at Definition of Cosmos Cooperative, with Some Swipes at Facebook for Good Measure
Paul Klee, “Joyful Mountain Landscape,” 1929 Introduction: What is the Cosmos Cooperative? I have been trying to come up with a way to describe what the Cosmos Co-op is and is not, but I have really been struggling. Why? A few reasons. First, I am relatively new to the Cosmos Cooperative. I joined about four months ago, when I decided to … [Read more...] about Attempt at Definition of Cosmos Cooperative, with Some Swipes at Facebook for Good Measure
“Tennessee Jed” and Paradise Lost; (or, the delight of the improvised solo)
Grateful Dead on Europe tour from 1972 A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a conversation on Infinite Conversations, which is a wonderful online forum for people with what we/they are calling “visionary tendencies.” This is admittedly a nebulous phrase, but also I think a pregnant one, and it was one of the reasons why I was drawn to the website, the … [Read more...] about “Tennessee Jed” and Paradise Lost; (or, the delight of the improvised solo)