Monthly Archives: November 2013

Monday with Pessoa: a pebble

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

I do not intend to dwell on the problem of anteriority…. it is worth noting that the transition [from animal to man] seems to have occurred all at once…. The operation may have taken centuries…. we will never be able … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in Public with Lou Reed

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

I had gotten used to the idea of a world without any more great Lou Reed albums. His public appearance after the liver transplant and a somber comment by Laurie Anderson suggested the end might be near. When it came … Continue reading →

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Monday with Pessoa: the fiction follows me

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter
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Poetry in Prose

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

This article is about what poetry in prose means to me.

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Monday with Pessoa: Disquiet

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

There are sores which slowly erode the mind like a canker —Sadegh Hedayat The slobber of idiot Destiny, dripping on my soul’s consciousness —Bernardo Soares [p 160] There is no doubt that I’m being unfair to Bernardo Soares.

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