Monthly Archives: February 2014

Ekphrastic Poetry

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

Many thanks to Painters & Poets for publishing three of my ekphrastic poems. My daily poems for the past several days have been skinny stanzas of thirteen lines each that meditate on different aspects of Constantin Brancusi’s Endless Column. Theoretically the poem, like … Continue reading →

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Francis Ponge in English Translation

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

Readers of English new to Francis Ponge might want to start with Selected Poems , The Nature of Things, or Partisan of Things, all of which are in print and readily available (Partisan of Things is newest). I don’t own any of them* … Continue reading →

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Albert Ayler in a Spray of Sunflowers

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

I’m happy to announce that my poem inspired by the life and work of Albert Ayler and his brother Donald has been published in Jerry Jazz Musician. My deep-felt thanks go to Joe Maita for giving this poem a home.

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Monday with Pessoa: Bernardo Alone

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

Sadly I write in my quiet room, alone as I have always been, alone as I will always be. * we, the self-aware actors, are also our own spectators, our own gods…. – Fernando Pessoa as Bernardo Soares, The Book of … Continue reading →

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