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bird from school

@birdfromschool.bsky.social

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A shy bird of made of wires. Ever early; eats no worms. Writing, language games, some Esperanto. Remember me from school? Pronouns: surprise me. Flyover country, Northern Hemisphere wires by my friend Cindy Oliver (not me)

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · May 2

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · May 1

I'm very sorry for your loss.

I'm okay--things are peaceful. Though I have been anxious & edgy & struggling with motivation.

By the way, when I am grieving, these are two brief poems by Issa that help me: thedewdrop.org/2021/03/24/i...
asian.washington.edu/news/2023/04...

Issa - This Dewdrop World - The Dewdrop

Written shortly after the death of his daughter, Japanese poet Issa's haiku touches deeply on the heart of the human condition.

thedewdrop.org

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · May 1

Sounds frustrating. What's the nature of the slump?

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Apr 9

You weren't exaggerating. It's like they're trying to neutralize every poem with concentrated anti-poetry. Vile.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Apr 1

Gratulon! Mi certas, ke vi havos multajn pliajn sukcesojn.

bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for sharing your poetry. Especially loved the multisyllabic rhymes in the sixth stanza.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Mar 18

Horrible. The bland, naked hostility of it.

bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Mar 18

Kind of you to ask! Better than some but worse than others, I suppose. Haven't had the wherewithal to post much. How are you?

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 22

Sensational!

bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 20

My money's on "good."

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks. I'll remember that. :)

bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks for the additional linguistic knowledge! Though I'm sure your interpretation is correct, it's neat the the poem picks up additional potential readings in the translation process.

bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 5

I imagine your interpretation is correct! However, just for fun, I'll share my initial impression. I thought that in this poem, Mareez, demonstrating self-awareness, realizes that his suffering is self-inflicted. Everyone he meets is wiser than him, because they haven't chosen to be miserable.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

A bit! The tone can get more prosaic or more lyric/mythic depending on the POV character.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

A dragon breathes fire, declaring: "Keep writing, Clare!"

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

& you? Something dragon-y?

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

Novel! Been working on it for ages. Melancholy, surrealistic children's narrative for adults; convenience stores & orphan girls gone missing; a poem in some of its moods. A goodly number of birds.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

I feel Mareez would have a lot of advice for Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung's characters in that movie.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 3

(In the Mood for Love / 花樣年華 is one of my favorites.)

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 3

That's the goal for today & tomorrow & the day after.

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bird from school @birdfromschool.bsky.social · Feb 3

Lovely.

Looked up the title--seems like it shares a name with this Zhou Xuan pop song from the 40s? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h95...

That song also gave Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous, achy film "In the Mood For Love" its original name, meaning "the flowery years."

Were you inspired by one of those?