PinnedThe American Life Is Killing You“I believe we are a species with amnesia, I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are quite lost in many ways. And…Feb 1, 2020161Feb 1, 2020161
Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac!“Everything is perfect on the street again, the world is permeated with roses of happiness all the time, but none of us know it. The…Mar 122Mar 122
Charles Bukowski on Quitting his Job to Become a Full-Time ArtistThe story of Charles Bukowski’s transformation into an artist unfolds like a hymn to the defiant spirit. It has all the familiar themes of…Feb 263Feb 263
Three Poems to Live By“One of the virtues of good poetry is the fact that it irritates the mediocre.”Jan 130Jan 130
What Does it Mean to Be a Poet? (and why today’s poetry is so awful)The best writers have said very little, and the worst, far too much.Dec 29, 2024104Dec 29, 2024104
The Shadow Side of Technology“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is…Dec 20, 20243Dec 20, 20243
The Gift of MelancholyThe purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you…Dec 2, 202410Dec 2, 202410
Bukowski: The Crowd is the Gathering Place of the Weakest; True Creation is a Solitary ActTo me it is still one man alone in a room creating Art or failing to create Art. All else is bullshit.Oct 20, 20241Oct 20, 20241
Fall Time in the Mountains“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”Oct 14, 20244Oct 14, 20244
