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(Trans)Forms as Philosophy, by Lance Olsen

Let me begin with a quote: The American writer in the middle of the 20th century has his hands…

Happy birthday, Guy Davenport! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Reality was the keener for being fugitive,…

Happy birthday, Don DeLillo, maestro of maestros! 86, today! Meeting and three times speaking with Don DeLillo at “Coover-fest”…

Happy birthday, José Saramago! Here are some quotes from the author. “Perhaps it is the language that chooses…

Happy birthday, Roland Barthes! Here are some quotes from the author: “There is only one way left to…

Happy birthday, John Berger! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The past grows gradually around one, like…

Happy birthday, Edward Said! Here are some quotes from Said’s books, interviews, etc.: “We can not fight for our…

Happy birthday, Sylvia Plath! Here are some quotes from her writing: “The blood jet is poetry, / There…

Happy birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “To learn which questions are unanswerable,…

By Brian Strang I have been an avid reader and fan of Andrew Joron’s poetry and essays for over…