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Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Experiencing Fun Home by Alison Bechdel in Prof. dr. D.M. Oostdijk’s class, October 15, 2015. By Amrita Das “What’s lost in translation is the complexity of loss itself. In the same box where I found the photo of Roy, there’s one of Dad at about the same age” (Bechdel FH 120). Alison’s Bechdel’s graphic novel…
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National Bird of the Netherlands
Source: National Bird of the Netherlands
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Falling for Archie Comics’ JUGHEAD #1
“So after three months of feeling him out, I decided to break up with Archie. Well, I decided to break up with Archie, the recent reboot of the decades-running comic series from Archie Comics…..” Source: Falling for Archie Comics’ JUGHEAD #1 Jughead has always been a favorite. It is news such as this that feels…
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‘I would have written on Kashmir even if there were 40 other novels on the subject’ | Tehelka
Mirza Waheed talks about how his memories of life in the Valley have influenced him as a storyteller Source: ‘I would have written on Kashmir even if there were 40 other novels on the subject’ | Tehelka – Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts
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Poem Unlimited, Augsburg
Over the weekend I attended and spoke at the Poem Unlimited Conference at Augsburg. The venue, the Augsburg University, has a beautiful campus. The trees were in Autumn hues. I was narrated the story of a duck family in the University pond. A ledge was removed from one of the campus buildings so to lessen…
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What Have You Lost?
A ghazal by David Keefe. From poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye for What Have You Lost?
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How to Draw a Perfect Circle by Terrance Hayes : Poetry Magazine
I can imitate the spheres of the model’s body, her head, / Her mouth, the chin she rests at the bend of her elbow / But nothing tells me how to make the pupils spiral / Source: How to Draw a Perfect Circle by Terrance Hayes : Poetry Magazine “An assailant is a man with…
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Friday Book Market at Spui
Every Friday there is a Book Market at the Spui, Amsterdam. On this day there is a peppy vibe to the place. Antique books, quirky books, second-handbooks, new books and forgotten books all find their way to stalls here. The keepers are friendly. People seem to have time. A certain stillness. Browse and be. No…
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Liars, Cadavers and Vultures
“The liar often suffers from amnesia. Amnesia is the silence of the unconscious.” (Rich, Adrienne. Arts Of The Possible: Essays and Conversations. 32) Cadavers are Useful Things Vultures in wake Shoulders tense Crouching Hovering Pecking Gawk, squawk Peck, peck, peck Delicious diseased flesh Old World or New World? Filled with acid Leak, leak, leak Urine…
