Berfrois

October 2022

The Horror!

The Horror!

This year, instead of passing out candy, I propose to hand out poems...

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Dharma and a 1966 Honda Super Hawk

Dharma and a 1966 Honda Super Hawk

I can see by my watch, without taking my hand from the left grip of the cycle, that it is eight-thirty in the morning...

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Smiling Cavalier

Smiling Cavalier

The funny thing about the Laughing Cavalier is that the cavalier isn’t laughing at all...

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Willhavehadism, Alloverism, Insultism

Willhavehadism, Alloverism, Insultism

When is death bad for the one who dies?

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Turgotonomics

Turgotonomics

Markets need much more tending and plenty of governmental care. The French found this out the hard way...

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All, All, Cry Shame

All, All, Cry Shame

Inherent in the politics of humiliation is status competition...

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Plots

Plots

Exploiting the local culture for profit-making cleared the way for the later re-zoning...

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Travellin’ Woman

Travellin’ Woman

How many women have had to contort themselves into a particular image of an adventurous woman?

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Sandknog

Sandknog

By the time winter is over the dust-green dunes are as white as Alpine peaks with sand...

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Andrea Brady on Diane di Prima

Andrea Brady on Diane di Prima

Remember you can have what you ask for, ask for everything...

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