The Compulsive Explainer

5/31/2009

Inger Christensen

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From the May 2009 issue of Poetry Magazine

Inger Christensen (1935–2009), born in Vejle Denmark, was one of Europe’s leading contemporary experimentalists. Her works include poetry, fiction, drama, and essays.

Try this one:

If I stand

And for an ending:

Someone is dead and is carried out of his house as darkness falls.
Someone is dead and is looked at by someone who is blind at last.
Someone stands still and is alone at last with the other dead person.

Social Infrastructure

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5/30/2009

Competence and Incompetence

Filed under: Life in Central America, Social theory — site admin @ 11:14 am

My Fine Facebook Friends Are Spreading Social Diseases

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5/29/2009

Huge human trafficking ring based in Kansas City

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Sotomayor, Abortion, and Mental Telepathy

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The Wonder of Life

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5/28/2009

John le Carré

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The Misuse of Power

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5/27/2009

The Cleaning Lady

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The Problem with the Educational Establishment

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5/26/2009

The Crisis and How to Deal with It

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The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold

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We Have Lost our Roots

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The Craziest Valley in the World

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5/25/2009

Will America Follow California?

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Bill Moyers on Single Payer

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U.S. holds journalist without charges in Iraq

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5/24/2009

Surveillance Cameras on Urinals

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5/23/2009

What the End will be Like

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