Category Archives: lotus eaters

about people who are not facing the here and now, but have to be there and then on cell phones and ipods

Poet has entered the building

Still on the theme of returning to writing after a hiatus caused by illness. (#1032) Continue reading

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inside, the soft

This poem comes by roundabout route: I was considering how many people I know who have achieved something at a world-class level—now it’s really hard to explain: you’ll just have to read the poem. (#1030) Continue reading

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anatomy

The Battle of the Bulge, not by the First Airborne Division, but by me, at home, at the table. (#1028) Continue reading

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