It is so hard to remove the darlings in a poem to tighten the lines. Sometimes I don't see them!
I finished The Great Red, by Louise Erdrich. She is a writer from the US and lives in Minnesota (my state). She is a Native American, whose stories consider life from that point of view.
Ive just started The Mapmakers by John Noble Wilford. A history of cartography from early mankind to the present. It's very large & will take awhile to finish. But it's surprisingly interesting!
I had to leave The Mapmakers at my son's home in California when I flew to my home in Minnesota. It wouldn't fit in my bag! Fascinating facts and well written. I'll pick it up when I return.
lovely. “With the sloped back of the forgiving” stimulates a lot of thought around being able to move on, it’s brilliant.
and it would be sick to hear your thoughts on both books you touched on in more detail! ☺️
i saw that Careless People unpacks ‘lost idealism’ as well, and ironically, your poem feels like a leap over that sort of existential crisis, especially in the tech space (not that I’m entirely familiar with it).
Hi Thando! Thank you, I'm so glad you liked that particular line. Yes, I think I should start adding more details about stuff I'm reading on my Substack :) And I don't know if Careless People unpacks lost idealism, as much as it shows us how idealism in (big) tech was only ever a veneer - a way to invite in power and authoritarianism. Also, it's SO beautiful to think of poetry as a way of leaping over existential crises, or perhaps working through them ☺️ Thanks for reading and engaging. ❤️
It is so hard to remove the darlings in a poem to tighten the lines. Sometimes I don't see them!
I finished The Great Red, by Louise Erdrich. She is a writer from the US and lives in Minnesota (my state). She is a Native American, whose stories consider life from that point of view.
Ive just started The Mapmakers by John Noble Wilford. A history of cartography from early mankind to the present. It's very large & will take awhile to finish. But it's surprisingly interesting!
Oh, and I also love this poem! ❤️
Beautiful! These are lovely book recommendations, thank you. How is your reading of The Mapmakers coming along?
I had to leave The Mapmakers at my son's home in California when I flew to my home in Minnesota. It wouldn't fit in my bag! Fascinating facts and well written. I'll pick it up when I return.
lovely. “With the sloped back of the forgiving” stimulates a lot of thought around being able to move on, it’s brilliant.
and it would be sick to hear your thoughts on both books you touched on in more detail! ☺️
i saw that Careless People unpacks ‘lost idealism’ as well, and ironically, your poem feels like a leap over that sort of existential crisis, especially in the tech space (not that I’m entirely familiar with it).
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Hi Thando! Thank you, I'm so glad you liked that particular line. Yes, I think I should start adding more details about stuff I'm reading on my Substack :) And I don't know if Careless People unpacks lost idealism, as much as it shows us how idealism in (big) tech was only ever a veneer - a way to invite in power and authoritarianism. Also, it's SO beautiful to think of poetry as a way of leaping over existential crises, or perhaps working through them ☺️ Thanks for reading and engaging. ❤️