Day: January 7, 2023
TONIGHT THE CHERRY TREES AWAKEN
TONIGHT THE CHERRY TREES AWAKEN In the faded, municipal courtyardsat night the cherry trees awaken.A roiling congregant struts around.Moths bubble softlyagainst a pear, balcony three-high.Sound, he looks up. Naked as an asparagusshe bulges out of the green velour. She smiles. For a moment the pilot light flares and the ivyof meaningless letters the windused to…
Read MorePoems: Haydar goes to… and Icons of the Big City
HAYDAR GOES TO ISTANBUL TO BUY A PEACOCK I know of no city in this world that is lessacquainted with philosophers. Don’t approach herby railing against the merchants because she’ll paradein her mirrors. Don’t approach her with gifts,believe me, there are dreams you shouldn’t pack,better save the heaviness for the swan back home who was…
Read MoreOpen letter to Merlin Sheldrake
Dear Merlin Sheldrake, I wanted to reach out and express my deep appreciation for you and your family. Your work in biology has been truly groundbreaking and has helped to push the field forward into a new phase of understanding. I am currently working on a book that aims to restore the history of mushrooms…
Read MoreOpen letter to Paul Stamets
Dear Paul Stamets, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to tell you about a book I am working on about amanita muscaria and its role in the evolution of humanity. I have discovered that there has always been a gap in evolutionary biology: the inability to explain why fishes went onto…
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