Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about time — about its fleetingness, about all those Latin sayings (tempus fugit – time flies; tempus edax rerum – time, devourer of all things; carpe diem – seize the day), about how little time I have in this world to do all that I want to do. 2012 was a terrible… Continue reading Poetry Wednesdays: “Get Drunk” by Charles Baudelaire
It’s the first day of school again. Times like these I am reminded of my philosophy and pedagogy, which are constantly subject to self-evaluation and, sometimes, revision. I post the poem below as a reminder that there’s a whole world outside the classroom, yet I can never divorce the content of my subject from the… Continue reading Poetry Wednesdays: “For a Student Sleeping in a Poetry Workshop” by David Wagoner
For days now, I’ve been trying to figure out why I was so outraged by Bayo’s “What’s your mix?” campaign. It may have been the first paragraph: This is just all about MIXING and MATCHING. Nationalities, moods, personalities and of course your fashion pieces. Call it biased, but the mixing and matching of different nationalities… Continue reading The Bayo “What’s Your Mix?” Campaign: this post is 80% rant
The First To Love Simeon Dumdum Jr. Always she is a step ahead. When I think of giving her flowers, She waylays me with wine-red roses. And if I get up in the morning, Pulled out of bed by the idea Of a long walk across the fields, She would be there, lacing her shoes,… Continue reading Poetry Wednesdays: “The First to Love” by Simeon Dumdum Jr.
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