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And sweet music to drive my grief away
My poem "Aetiologies" is now online at Mythic Delirium. I adore this issue's cover. The poem is dedicated to Dr. Michael Fiveash, my first Latin teacher and one of the best; it was written in October 2013, a few days after his funeral. The Greek is what Thetis asks Achilles when she finds him weeping beside the sea in Book I of the Iliad: Child, why are you crying?—the answer is Briseis, but it foreshadows all the future rage and loss. An imago is a Roman death mask. The story is one he told me in high school, beside the bookshelf that contained everything from Milman Parry to Harlequin romance paperbacks with Fabio on the cover. I still miss him. He gave me my first dead language.
[edit] Continuing the theme of the day, my poem "Something Different from Either" is now online at Uncanny Magazine. It's about the Fisher King. The title is quoting Eliot, though not necessarily as he intended it. Half of the issue is online now; the rest goes live in December and it's all great. The story from Yoon Ha Lee is worth waiting for.
[edit] Continuing the theme of the day, my poem "Something Different from Either" is now online at Uncanny Magazine. It's about the Fisher King. The title is quoting Eliot, though not necessarily as he intended it. Half of the issue is online now; the rest goes live in December and it's all great. The story from Yoon Ha Lee is worth waiting for.
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And heeeee, I am so glad you like the cover!
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Your work is always gorgeous, but this one just sings for me. I feel like I can find your art everywhere now—words, paintings—and I am so glad of it.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
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I am not even vaguely qualified to critique poetry. I am just a reader who likes what he likes. Like this.
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Thank you.
Off-topic: film recs
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Film recs gladly appreciated at any time!
Two movies that seemed like they would appeal to you
I've seen Mystery Street: it's terrific. I've been recommended, but haven't yet seen The Big Clock. Thank you!
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Glad to oblige!