The subjunctive is a lovely mood (Joshua Clover)
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Yahdon Israel on The Critic and Her Publics. (Aaliyah Bilal’s Temple Folk. Merchants of Culture by John B. Thompson)
space, too, is a temporal concept. Paul Klee, Creative Confession and Other Writings
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lose himself in the mechanics of the ordinary (CK)
I dissent the erosion of the imaginary
I dissent the egregious display of power, poor governance, lack of empathy, little disregard for life and the living, the reluctance to help those in need, the militarization of public space, the inherent threat in the display of might and potentiality to cause great harm, the unnecessary and aggressive measures as claims of defending sovereignty, the regressive moves against our heterogeneous and complex communities, the erosion of the social, practices of community, justice, democracy, and civility.
in proportion
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The longing to stay, to reach out and touch her was deep (CK)
the patina of your childhood
It’s rust you need to remember: the smell
of summer rain on the sidewalk
and the patina on wrought-iron railings on your front porch
with rust patches on them, and the smell
of fresh mowed grass and gasoline and sweat
of your childhood …
Que Sera Sera, A. Van Jordan