Urgent, descriptive, plainspoken, hard-edged—a glasswork of facts—the poetry of John Freeman seems to come from a place of intense inner weather, and his latest book, Wind, Trees, is a gust from that interior world, which is a version of your world or mine. I mean to say his style is subtle, but sharp as corners. The poems have a tough quality, a perspective that seems watchful, but always from the edge of things, looking in. They are nervy and aware—Freeman has worked as an editor, books and magazines, and as an essayist, a critic—but the poems at times have the airy lightness of W. S. Merwin. Wind, Trees was written, initially, without any punctuation, as if Freeman were writing out of his own version of the moment when Merwin’s punctuation—after The Lice—dissolved away, but in this case Freeman has added some of it back in, locally, case by case, where he needs it to slow down or regulate what would otherwise turn too breathless for a book trying to catch its own soul, so to speak, trying to stay the confusion.
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They’ve shown us who they are No, I’m not going to quote Maya Angelou yet again. You can read the quote on the back of your eyelids by now. Anchorage Daily News: Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman sparked outrage online after asking whether there could be economic benefits from the death of abused children. Eastman asked a series of questions during a MondayHouse Judiciary Committee hearing on adverse childhood experiences — such as physical and sexual abuse on children or growing up in a household marred by domestic violence — and how they can negatively affect a person throughout their lives. As part of the presentation, documents given to legislators estimated that when child abuse is fatal, it could cost the family and broader society $1.5 million in terms of trauma and what the child could potentially have earned over their lifetime. Eastman said that he had heard an argument, on occasion, that when child abuse is fatal, it could economically benefit a society.
You & Me, the three-part romantic drama from writer Jeremy Davis and EP Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who), has a new trailer from ITVX.
Rishi Sunak has nailed his Government’s successes on the support of those like Suella Braverman in the European Research Group – and finds himself trapped, writes David Lowther
Ukraine must have ran out of munnie so now the Biden regime has to send some USDs so they can pay pensions and fund other initiatives… 😂
Biden on aid to Ukraine - "It's going to allow pensions and social support to be paid to the Ukrainian people so they have something in their pocket."
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 17, 2023
Biden is guaranteeing pensions and welfare for Ukrainians but can't guarantee aid for Ohio.
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1. “Let me bring you some lunch!”
2. “Late-stage capitalism is really hard.”
3. “Let me help bandage them up (practical support).”
4. “Want to meet up at the park tomorrow?”
5. “Let’s join the campaign to shorten the work week while retaining a living wage.”
6. “They are really cute kids. Thanks for brightening my day by seeing them jump and be happy.”
7. “Here’s an ice pack so they can feel better (so many kids seem to be calmed by ice packs).”
8. “One time, I let my kid play on the iPad for four hours because I was just so tired.”
9. “I can see that you’re doing a good job, even though it doesn’t always feel like it.”
10. “I’d be happy to watch them for a while right now while you do errands, scroll on your phone, or whatever you need to do.”
In the face of the often stark increases in poverty seen in the rich world since the pandemic and the inflationary crisis that has followed, the debt crisis currently afflicting the poor world has failed to breach the public consciousness in the Global North. In fact, the Global South debt crisis has been rumbling away […]
Open Rights Group has responded to government proposals to tackle domestic abuse in the UK. Policy Manager, Sophia Akram said: “It’s important that the government is committed to tackling domestic abuse and supporting the women and girls who are affected by it. However, plans to create a digital tool that would identify people as perpetrators […]
A stocktaking on the impact of the economic sanctions against Russia.
After pretending to be powerless, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is now talking tough and promising new railroad safety rules.
Incumbents do better than they ought to due to the opposition failing to unify sufficienlty against their main target.
The outcome of the Supreme Court case Sackett v. EPA may limit the ability to prevent pollution of our nation’s waters and combat climate change.
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- by Meetali Devgun
- by Psyche Film
- by Ruth Leong & Michael Chee
Solnit sees hope as central to the clmate change fight. Is that belief well founded?
If voters can't be scared by the threat of the 'woke left' devaluing their house – they might be scared by it devaluing their childhood, writes Graham Williamson
When the second and final series of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights was released into 2002’s lucrative home DVD market, it became the fastest-selling British television DVD in the format’s history, outselling Ricky Gervais’ The Office by two to one. But where The Office lingered in popular memory through streaming, regular repeats, and an American remake, […]
Mainstream outlets are missing the real story of the times.
A science fiction magazine shuts down submissions.
The Voice to Parliament referendum is a historic milestone for Indigenous peoples, yet many Australians fail to understand its significance. read now...The RBA governor has consistently sought refuge in claims that wage pressures in Australia are building and justify the central bank rate hikes – 9 consecutive increases since May 2022. The RBA has chosen to seriously mislead the Australian public on this issue and when confronted with publicly-available data that justifies that conclusion they claim…