A still library.
A student opens a book -
the crack of its spine.
Friday 30 November 2007
Wednesday 28 November 2007
Monday 26 November 2007
Friday 23 November 2007
On Bibliophilia; A Poem Written Almost Entirely by Someone Else
Prospero knew it:
"Me, poor Man, my Library
was Dukedom enough."
Wednesday 21 November 2007
On the Possibilities of Renewal in Winter
Like the arctic hare,
with winter we don new coats:
corduroy or tweed?
Monday 19 November 2007
On the Conflicting Demands of Art and Academia
Autumnal musings
on fiery falling leaves:
bad for R.A.E.
Friday 16 November 2007
On a Sense of Panic Around the University
Swirling students skirl
like wind-blown autumnal leaves:
Examinations.
Wednesday 14 November 2007
On the Passage of Time and Favourite Writing Implements
The black ink rises.
How thirsty my fountain pen!
Dry from long neglect.
Monday 12 November 2007
On the Evidence of Previous Users' Mishandling of Library Books
Marginalia,
wild underlinings in pen!
Yet, they missed the point.
Friday 9 November 2007
On a Slight Nostalgia for a Neglected Format and Musings on the Discipline's Stipulated Preference for the Harvard System of Referencing
Proliferating
parentheses in my text:
whither the footnote?
Wednesday 7 November 2007
On Lingering in the Department after 5pm
Coffee aroma
the microwave's lonely ping:
working late again.
Monday 5 November 2007
On the Library's Demand for a Book to be Returned
A recall notice.
Alas. Shall I never know
what the author wrote?
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