More Michel Deguy…
… below now the video recording of the prose (i.e. philosophy)-part that follows the previous day’s poem (I have not had time to translate this; will try to do so in the future):
View ArticleMeanwhile, & despite the Virus, Global Warming Needs Action Too!
Press Release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 23/03/2020 Coal exit benefits outweigh its costs Coal combustion is not only the single most important source of CO2, accounting for...
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Mahmood Darwish: Opening Pages of “Memory of Forgetfulness”
Getting up on the first morning after we started shelter-in-place here in New York, I went as always straight to the kitchen to start the ritual of making coffee — & immediately thought that the...
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Commentaries on 6 Paul Celan Poems
Re: Tenebrae, White and Light, Speech-Grille, Snowbed, Matière de Bretagne & Rubble Scow These are reduced translated versions, with some additional materials, of Barbara Wiedemann’s superb...
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Safaa Fathy: Souffler un autre esprit / Breathe another spirit
Egyptian/French poet, filmmaker & philosopher Safaa Fathy gives a reading/talk in the context of “Philosopher en temps d’épidémie” with English subtitles. also check out:
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Mohammed Dib: Celebrating 100 Years
Via the always excellent ArabLit Today: The great Algerian author Mohammed Dib was born 100 years ago today: At least four French publications are celebrating the Dib centenary: There has been a...
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CO2 & Covid-19
Press Release from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 10/14/2020 Biggest CO2 drop: Real-time data show Covid-19’s massive impact on global emissions While the ongoing Corona...
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WordCaves: Celan’s Insi/ght/de/s
A poem from Paul Celan’s volume Threadsuns in my translation. It is one of Celan’s more programmatic poems, speaking as it does to his writing in the later years, starting with Breathturn, &...
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From degrowth to a sustainable food system transformation Press release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 05/16/2022 • To make our food system more sustainable, curbing...
View ArticleRe: Birthday Reading & Greetings
Wow! Deeply moved by the vast number of birthday greetings that reached me via email, phone, Face-book, Messenger, etc. Many thanks, mercis, shukrans & Danke Schöns to you all, family, friends...
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