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And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Ozymandias
Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these...
www.poetryfoundation.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Ozymandias
Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these...
www.poetryfoundation.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
It’s projecting to preempt the other side.
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It’s projecting to preempt the other side.
I combined listening to the audio and reading. Roy Dotrice does such an amazing job narrating, using different accents and voicings, I would read and then listen to the same chapter, and vice-versa. Incredible experience.
I highly recommend listening as well!
I highly recommend listening as well!
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I combined listening to the audio and reading. Roy Dotrice does such an amazing job narrating, using different accents and voicings, I would read and then listen to the same chapter, and vice-versa. Incredible experience.
I highly recommend listening as well!
I highly recommend listening as well!
We’re in the territory of burning witches, thinking the sun revolves around the earth, and snake oil.
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We’re in the territory of burning witches, thinking the sun revolves around the earth, and snake oil.
Canon was never a popularity contest. It’s aspirational, isn’t it? It’s defining what people should read, what are great works, and maybe you achieve some of them.
Never finished Joyce’s Ulysses myself, but I get the gist of it, and it’s there.
BTW, I know three kids under thirty who know Walt…
Never finished Joyce’s Ulysses myself, but I get the gist of it, and it’s there.
BTW, I know three kids under thirty who know Walt…
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Canon was never a popularity contest. It’s aspirational, isn’t it? It’s defining what people should read, what are great works, and maybe you achieve some of them.
Never finished Joyce’s Ulysses myself, but I get the gist of it, and it’s there.
BTW, I know three kids under thirty who know Walt…
Never finished Joyce’s Ulysses myself, but I get the gist of it, and it’s there.
BTW, I know three kids under thirty who know Walt…
Love Gerard Manley. Thanks for reminding me of this one. Trying to return the favor:
Spring and Fall To A Child
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44400/...
Spring and Fall To A Child
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44400/...
Spring and Fall
ás the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why.
www.poetryfoundation.org
September 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Love Gerard Manley. Thanks for reminding me of this one. Trying to return the favor:
Spring and Fall To A Child
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44400/...
Spring and Fall To A Child
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44400/...
It’s turtles all the way down, and all the way around.
August 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It’s turtles all the way down, and all the way around.
When people say order it from Amazon, I say ‘I’m not giving any more money to Jeff.’
That’s it. No more name.
Sorry to the rest of you out there - I’m sure there were some pure souls among you.
That’s it. No more name.
Sorry to the rest of you out there - I’m sure there were some pure souls among you.
July 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When people say order it from Amazon, I say ‘I’m not giving any more money to Jeff.’
That’s it. No more name.
Sorry to the rest of you out there - I’m sure there were some pure souls among you.
That’s it. No more name.
Sorry to the rest of you out there - I’m sure there were some pure souls among you.
Correction - ‘Satanists, and - of course - homosexuals.’
The ‘of course’ really just makes it perfect.
The ‘of course’ really just makes it perfect.
July 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Correction - ‘Satanists, and - of course - homosexuals.’
The ‘of course’ really just makes it perfect.
The ‘of course’ really just makes it perfect.
Love this. I had to see if ‘Kentish hop alleys’ were indeed hops plants, so I searched and found this interesting article: flashbak.com/picking-hops...
Picking Hops In Kent - 1900-1949 - Flashbak
“We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us” – Charles Bukowski, Life Magazine, December 1988 ...
flashbak.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Love this. I had to see if ‘Kentish hop alleys’ were indeed hops plants, so I searched and found this interesting article: flashbak.com/picking-hops...
NYT is such a disappointing paper I have canceled my sub. I’ll support news and subscribe to 3-4 locals, but NYT has been relegated to the dustbin, sharing company with WaPo.
July 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NYT is such a disappointing paper I have canceled my sub. I’ll support news and subscribe to 3-4 locals, but NYT has been relegated to the dustbin, sharing company with WaPo.
Phenomenal color, framing, and angle!
June 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Phenomenal color, framing, and angle!
It’s a great piece. But your fav? That’s some pretty hardcore shit then.
June 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s a great piece. But your fav? That’s some pretty hardcore shit then.
And???…. Like, we need some hint of what it was!
May 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And???…. Like, we need some hint of what it was!
And, also, I find it fantastical that the world’s most successful and wealthiest company can figure out a way to make their own products in some other place. They have genius bars, for goodness’s sake. (ok no source there, but pretty close, I’d say)
May 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
And, also, I find it fantastical that the world’s most successful and wealthiest company can figure out a way to make their own products in some other place. They have genius bars, for goodness’s sake. (ok no source there, but pretty close, I’d say)
Shouldn’t you be more outraged that he’s getting 7 and you’re only getting 5? Thanks, pink tax.
I guess weekends are made for going commando.
I guess weekends are made for going commando.
April 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shouldn’t you be more outraged that he’s getting 7 and you’re only getting 5? Thanks, pink tax.
I guess weekends are made for going commando.
I guess weekends are made for going commando.
Soundgarden is not punk, unfortunately
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Soundgarden is not punk, unfortunately