poem
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THE WHIRLING LOGS
Cosmogonic myths differ from Hero myths, and then again from Legend. Paul Bunyan is legendary. Finn McCool is heroic. Whirling Logs was originally a creation myth. Continue reading
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BASHO Haiku
All translators face similar issues. Regardless, several good translations of Bashō’s work exist. Withered Grass serves up a very limited selection of the poet’s work; and the translations are impressionistic. Continue reading
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SOME PAWKY DELIRIUM
I am stooped to a thin broth, an old man, behindhand coming to the table, a laggard, I am and my soup turns cold and … and repugnance, arthritic hand, dégraisser it was, the ladle plopping in the bowl, incompetent, old coot. Continue reading
