tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755123332716147532.post5230456926244155106..comments2023-09-26T08:04:43.755-07:00Comments on Mark Doty: Object & ImageMark Dotyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148162515300148887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755123332716147532.post-26397534613622438332009-02-01T17:39:00.000-08:002009-02-01T17:39:00.000-08:00Why do human beings feel compelled to kill beautif...Why do human beings feel compelled to kill beautiful things so they can stuff them and display them for eternity, somehow missing the point of what made them beautiful?galincalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978562458486027011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755123332716147532.post-68975137825993421422009-01-31T21:34:00.000-08:002009-01-31T21:34:00.000-08:00I was in Barnes and Noble the other day, and they ...I was in Barnes and Noble the other day, and they had a copy of Fire to Fire. I never read you before and so picked some poems by the intrigingness of their titles. Of course I picked the ones about the mackerel and green crab right away, as I like the ocean. Those poems seem similar to the Jeffers poem. Also, the theories of beauty were interesting. I ventured on to Atlantis (the poem), as I couldn't seem to put the book down. Though I still don't know what that poem was about, the ending struck me, an instant connection.ComePassionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869728974583233567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755123332716147532.post-72005983245871892882009-01-31T06:08:00.000-08:002009-01-31T06:08:00.000-08:00What's terrific about these photos is that they co...What's terrific about these photos is that they complicate your distinction even further -- that's the reflection of the photographer in the glass case surrounding the 3-D watch, isn't it? Whereas the canvas, sweetly representing a way of looking, translates seemingly seamlessly into the digital photographic plane. And don't get me started on that fantastically eerie snowy owl! (an all too-easy figure for the institution itself. . . . )Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885174094206806820noreply@blogger.com