Two Poems from Two Drunken Poets — by Blake Brownrigg on

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The following translations were done for an anthology of musical compositions, each musical piece having had its inspiration from a poem tha...

Date — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Next in the series of translations of 夢で会いましょう is a small story called "Date" by Itoi. Date I used to go along with her dating met...

Musil's Unfinished Work — by Blake Brownrigg on

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In an out of the way mansion, one of those places that once housed the aristocracy, you notice--by the simple fact that it is the only item ...

Coffee Cup — by Blake Brownrigg on

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The next story in Let's Meet in a Dream is a short one, "Coffee Cup". Maybe it is the simplicity of it that makes it so beli...

金大班的最後一夜 — by Blake Brownrigg on

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今晚剛看完了白先勇的《金大班的最後一夜》，這篇小說來自《台北人》這本短篇小說集。這本書中的小故事不僅樸實而且逼真。莫種程度上，這是因為白先生以James Joyce的意識流風格寫作。說不定我是因為白先勇以James Joyce的風格而喜歡他所寫的小說。原因怎樣都無所謂，喜歡就是喜...

尤利西斯，我的聖經 — by Blake Brownrigg on

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尤利西斯是愛爾蘭作家─James Joyce於1922年出版的長篇小說（想起來，何止是‘長篇’）。尤利西斯延續著Joyce先前在A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man裡所描寫的男主角─Stephen Dedalus的故事。 小說一開頭，St...

Fermat's Last Theorem — by Blake Brownrigg on

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One bright midday Fermat was writing of pythagorean triplets in the margings of his Euclid, when a local mobster (whatever the french equiva...

Shugesato Itoi - Haruki Murakami — by Blake Brownrigg on

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This next story of Let's Meet in a Dream is somewhat special. It is a story written by Shigesato Itoi which takes his coauthor Haruki ...

Shigesato Itoi - Whale — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Let's Meet in a Dream is a compilation of essays and short stories from Shigesato Itoi and Haruki Murakami. You may know Murakami from...

The Night Before Choicemass — by Blake Brownrigg on

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This is time sensitive yes, but as an Obama year has just passed, I'd like to pay attention to it in some way. 'Twas the night befor...

To Bill Brasky!, says I. — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Remember when Baldwin would host an episode of SNL and there would inevitably be a sketch with three or four guys and Baldwin cupping brandy...

a fake chinese rubber plant — by Blake Brownrigg on

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This is what I considered more important than studying for my Chinese finals: a Chinese translation of Radiohead's "Creep."  I...

Point Virgule — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Any great writer refines their use of punctuation as their technique matures. Early works may be covered with so many colons, parentheses, ...

Any Road in Iowa — by Blake Brownrigg on

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rising sun through windshield,  morning moon in rearview mirror. on my right a cornfield, my left a lifeless deer.

Ulysses Conjectures — by Blake Brownrigg on

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I know this is kind of Jorn Barger's thing, but I have some Ulysses conjectures of my own.  Any criticism is very welcome. 1.  Haines f...

Two Senryū — by Blake Brownrigg on

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A Senryū (川柳, せんりゅう) is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines like a Haiku, but with no strict form. They usually have 17 syl...

Nothing left to see. — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Nietzsche wrote the obit, Joyce led the wake, and Ortega y Gasset opened cemetery gate -BJB

Street Poetry, Literally — by Blake Brownrigg on

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This was in 杭州 (HangZhou, China) near a Ferrari store strangely enough. The guy was apparently well educated as he was so consistent with h...

魯迅 Lu Xun and 門外 Outsiders Art. — by Blake Brownrigg on

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I've been mulling over an essay on Chinese characters by 魯迅 Lu Xun and I thought he raised more than a few good points concerning art an...

Joycean Horses — by Blake Brownrigg on

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Like Google crossing the great firewall of China, the Chinese language translation of Joyce's Ulysses is a bit of a Trojan horse. And li...