Riseup Pad is "a software libre web application that allows for real-time group collaboration of text documents. Riseup does not store IP addresses, we require https, and pads are automatically destroyed after 60 days of inactivity."
History of You and Me
for R.A.
When we met:
Weary, both, from recent battles
and battering storms, we hoped only
in one another to find
fleeting respite. We were too worldly
to hunt that mythical creature, peace.
When we...
The Public Domain Review is dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas – focusing on works now fallen into the public domain, the vast commons of out-of-copyright material that...
At Least I Take Notes
I tell myself, Wake up, you moron,
your house is burning! Put it out
or call for help or run away!
I holler, I cajole, I plead, I scold.
Helplessly I watch myself
toss spices, powders, salts
into the flames,...
Caraway Seeds in Crystallized Honey
A pataphysical love song
How beautiful is thy dwelling, my beloved!
As you delicately place mousetraps in the pantry, how stately thy pulse!
How amiable thy armpits, their abundant hair a fragrant bower...
"A comprehensive anthology and guide to English literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Seventeenth Century, Restoration and Eighteenth Century"
The focus here is medieval to 18th-century literature, but some more modern literature...
“Collective Unrest is a leftist political journal. The poetry, fiction, essays, photography, visual art, music, and otherwise contained herein are meant to produce a feeling of humanity, unrest, social justice, and urgency.”
Invisible Handwriting
Scribbled across clouds that drizzle
annoyance
on suburban men walking dogs
ordinance passed
by forces that spin
galaxies and silkworm cocoons
henceforth apocalypse be
ordinary
(special status revoked
and privileges...
Hauntings
Next to the park across the street
huddles a little cemetery.
A block away a larger one sprawls,
more neatly kept—
although wall stones
in one spot have tumbled down
and left an opening. No one
is kept out or in.
Twenty...
good winds make good neighbors
the magnolia branch
leans over the fence
and nods hello
-- sylvester hobson
”good winds make good neighbors” by sylvester hobson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike...
"VALA is a free online publication that celebrates William Blake’s art and legacy in exciting new ways. While the content of VALA is academically informed, this journal is not peer-reviewed but thoroughly edited and the result of many...
Easter's Riddle Explored
1.
What have eggs to do
with Jesus?
They're Mary's eggs.
She's not using them.
2.
As Christ (not a historical person but Humanity in its eternal aspect) was captive in the egg in Mary's womb...
World Scripture
God loves sayings dark and tangled,
murky mysteries, concealed harmonies.
The obvious truth is a trick door
that leads back to the room you left.
Snuff out your words.
Fumble your way in life's lightless maze,
God's...
Theses of Joy
Joy is a virtue
haunted by the way human bodies materialize
in front of where they are,
on a narrow street strewn with bricks
where thru a 3rd story window one can see that a saint hovers
anxious & common
over a sink full...