"the clincher is the nothing"
Rimbaud, Ponsot, Tranströmer, Volkman, Gilbert
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Arthur Rimbaud (tr. from French by Wyatt Mason):
Marie Ponsot:
Tomas Tranströmer (tr. from Swedish by Robin Fulton):
Karen Volkman:
Sonny Rollins, “The Bridge,” rec. 1962:
I'm struck by Marie Ponsot's descriptive poem about clouds as she guides the reader to consider them in the way of a master painter-- noting all the nuances and details both unique and taken for granted.
how did you find out about Christopher Gilbert, Sean? thanks for making him known to me.