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By Carl Bettis“I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to do to get rich.” — Gertrude Stein #GertrudeStein- By Carl Bettis“beauty is more now than dying’s when” — e. e. cummings
- By Carl BettisFriday, 8 PM, Riverfront Readings features Lynne Jensen Lampe & Steve Brisendine. Live event, proof of vaccination required, masks encouraged. https://riverfrontreadings.com/event/riverfront-readings-featuring-lynne-jensen-lampe-and-steve-brisendine/
- By Carl BettisMark Twain and Charlotte Bronte both hated Jane Austen, with a hate too deep and visceral to be explained by the reasons they gave. W.C. Fields hated Charlie Chaplin, preferring 3rd-rate comedians who were in no way rivals.
- By Carl BettisThis Friday, 8 PM Central US time, Riverfront Readings on Zoom presents Annette Hope Billings, Colleen Maynard, and Celeste Oster! https://squoom.com/z/3 #poetry
By Mort DuffyEvery artist is a Platonist. They may think they are a nominalist, but their work refutes them. No honest nominalist can become, or can long remain, an artist.- By Carl BettisIf you're the kind of person who likes to think about thinking, this article on the #philosophy of #mathematics is fascinating. https://www.welovephilosophy.com/2012/12/17/do-numbers-exist/
- By Carl BettisFriday, April 8th, 8:00 PM Central US Time, Riverfront Readings features Robert L. Dean, Jr., Cathleen Bascom, & Tim Bascom. Details at https://squoom.com/z/1
- By Carl Bettis"At a certain point I realized that the 'I' doesn't exist. So I said to myself: If the 'I' doesn't exist, I have to construct one, or maybe even more than one." -- Kathy Acker
In order to comprehend the world, entities must be multiplied beyond necessity, overflowing superfluity, transgressing taste, exceeding comprehension.- In Heaven, every human soul is a tourist. In Hell, they're all natives.
"The world is not yet exhausted: let me see something to-morrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson- By Carl BettisRiverfront Readings has posted the #video for their June 11th reading, featuring Michelle Pond, Divya Ramesh and Chloe Wagner: https://riverfrontreadings.com/index.php?p=61&more=1 #poetry #riverfrontReadings
- By Carl BettisRiverfront Readings has posted the #video for their May 14th reading, featuring Linda Rodriguez and Mary Troy: https://riverfrontreadings.com/index.php?p=60&more=1 #poetry #riverfrontReadings
- By Carl BettisFriday, June 11th at 8 PM Central, Riverfront Readings via Zoom features Michelle Pond, Divya Ramesh and Chloe Wagner. Details at https://riverfrontreadings.com/index.php?p=59&more=1 #poetry #riverfront