Tag Archives: Conrad Aiken

Conrad Aiken and the Anthropological Machine

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mark Kerstetter

Linnaeus’s genius consists not so much in the resoluteness with which he places man among the primates as in the irony with which he does not record—as he does with the other species—any specific identifying characteristic next to the generic … Continue reading →

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Conrad Aiken and the struggle of consciousness

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Mark Kerstetter

even one’s newness is old —Conrad Aiken   One of the first things that comes up in a google search of the name “Conrad Aiken” (right next to we found Conrad Aiken) is a review of his Selected Poems in … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Short Story Collections

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Mark Kerstetter

I just found out that the 22nd of this month is International Flash Fiction Day. Who knew? I’m not sure how I’m going to celebrate this event, other than read some stories. But it gives me an excuse to list, … Continue reading →

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