For me, every month is poetry month, but at least once a year in April the rest of the world takes at least 30 days to pay tribute to the lasting impact language and poetry can have on our lives. I try to contribute a few posts each year in April to my muse and … Continue reading National Poetry Month Pt. 1
Shannon: a poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
"Who finds this body / Be it know / My name is George Shannon / & I bequeath my remains / To seed this land / With American bones." Covering a broad range of emotion and experience unique to the spirit of westward ambition, yet universal to our human needs for beauty, reverence and food, … Continue reading Shannon: a poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Reviewed by Jonas Lamb for the Juneau Empire Do you feel insulted by automatic faucets, throw-away electronics and high-end automobiles that have USB ports but no dipsticks? In Crawford's unique work, careful attention is given to the anatomy of frustration many of us share as we encounter technological advancements that claim to save our time … Continue reading Shop Class as Soulcraft
2BRO2B
Just finished a quick read of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s short story, "2BRO2B', (read it at Project Gutenburg) a not-so quaint distopia set in a world not entirely unlike ours in which certain 'population control' measures have been put in place. It's been a while since I've read any Vonnegut, not since the 2008 posthumous release … Continue reading 2BRO2B
Reference Question
Just had a library patron ask how to tell the edition of a book by the info included on the copyright page. Found myself trying to remember how to decode the apparently random strings of numbers listed below all the cataloging data 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 (3rd edition) 2 4 6 8 … Continue reading Reference Question
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