Excerpt from "Short Talks" by Anne Carson
[text ID: Day after day I think of you as soon as I wake up. Someone has put cries of birds on the air like jewels.]
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Each night about this time he puts on sadness like a garment [...]
Anne Carson, Short Talks; from ‘Short Talk On Ovid’
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SHORT TALK ON MY TASK
My task is to carry secret burdens for the world. People watch curiously. Yesterday morning at sunrise for example, you could have seen me on the breakwall carrying gauze. I also carry untimely ideas and sins in general or any faulty action that has been lowered together with you into this hour. Trust me. The trotting animal can restore red hearts to red.
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— Anne Carson, Short Talks
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Anne Carson, from Plainwater: Essays and Poetry
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Short Talk on Meaning
Anne Carson gave us Short Talks. This is a Short Talk on Meaning.
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a fools love falls without question
on the nape of the neck of a mountain
a river cuts through the endless green
whispering floral scents into the April wind
a mask pulled off reveals another mask
the search for the authentic is in vain
but a search nonetheless
it's more than I ever did before
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winter is a weather of the mind. don't get too uppity about your own authority over things, and sort out what to make of boredom as a shapeshifter: the silence around thought is part of its sculpture
Margaret Christakos, from glass, slag: short talk on Anne Carson's hewn flows
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In my opinion, Bruce should be above average height or at least average. But since he surrounds himself with demi-gods, aliens, meta humans, etc, he's just dwarfed next to them. Like maybe about 6'1 or 6'2, but that's NOTHING compared to Diana '7'3 feet tall' Prince. Or Clark '6'9' Kent.
All the tabloids claim he has to be at least 5 feet tall because the only photos they can get of him are when he's next to his giant ass friends.
It is also my personal headcannon that all the robins stay shorter than him, except Jason, who should be at least 4 inches taller.
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I don’t know if there really is any science behind workout routines separated by sex, but even if there is benefit to doing exercise “for women” i don’t give a shit. and i will intentionally seek out guides made For Men. because by and large, this is how the different video thumbnails shake out
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martin scorsese not only acknowledging the bit but also playing along with it is the most satisfying ending this whole Goncharov madness could have gotten. im gonna remember these last few days of blogging with a lot of fondness
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excerpt from "Short Talks" by Anne Carson
[text ID: The reason I drink is to understand the yellow sky the great yellow sky, said Van Gogh. When he looked at the world he saw the nails that attach colours to things and he saw that the nails were in pain.]
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Desires as round as peaches bloom in me all night,
Anne Carson, Short Talks; from ‘Short Talk On Hedonism’
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SHORT TALK ON WHO YOU ARE
I want to know who you are. People talk about a voice calling in the wilderness. All through the Old Testament a voice, which is not the voice of God but which knows what is on God’s mind, is crying out. While I am waiting, you could do me a favour. Who are you?
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Permission to headbutt: Granted (Patreon)
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lets dance!
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for anyone who doesn't have the Return YouTube Dislike Plugin, here's how Watcher Entertainment's "Goodbye Youtube" video is doing right now
yeah... gonna throw out a yikes on that one
i suspect this number will only keep growing in the coming days/weeks, especially the longer and longer we go without any sort of response.
EDIT: its only been three hours and the number has already jumped to 206K dislikes.
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