I've been trying to write this poem about Toronto for the last six years. Still trying.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Straight from MC 508 contra Watson 406 -- Keepin' It Real Book club at Queen's
And so one day, in Mac-Corry 508, a mission statement was born – to “keep it real”. To help others, to bring unabashed enthusiasm and personality into class. In short, to let a little air into stagnant, oppressive atmosphere of Watson 406.
This is funny.
When I was in that esteem institution, I was in a fairly snooty "Literary Society." We used to sit in the dark and read Keats.
ahh ... youth.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Link: Smaller Books — Crooked Timber
The length of the average book reflects the economics of the print trade and educated guesses as to what book-buyers will actually pay for, much more than it does the actual intellectual content of the book itself.
Books today are too long.
Authors (or their agents and publishers) seem to feel that that they have to be longer to be sellable.
I don't want to read all that stuff just to get your one point. Write it shorter.
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