By the Numbers
By James Richardson
Summary
For James Richardson, poetry is serious and speculative play for both intellect and imagination. By the Numbers is striking for its range of line and movement, for its microlyrics, crypto-quatrains, "ten-second essays," and the twist and snap of aphorisms. Drawing from myriad fables , Shakespearean, georgic, and scientificRichardson makes familiar scenes strange enough to provoke new and startling insights.
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Quotations
Aphorisms
“The reader lives faster than life, the writer lives slower.”
“Beware of speaking of The Rich as if they were someone else.”
“Thoughts are discussed, opinions displayed.”
Forgive the evil done to you. Really? I can’t help thinking the Book just didn’t trust me enough to say what it meant: In time you will see that much of it was not evil, and that much of that evil was yours.”
“Do unto others and an eye for an eye have the same payment plan.”
“Beware of speaking of The Rich as if they were someone else.”
“Thoughts are discussed, opinions displayed.”
Forgive the evil done to you. Really? I can’t help thinking the Book just didn’t trust me enough to say what it meant: In time you will see that much of it was not evil, and that much of that evil was yours.”
“Do unto others and an eye for an eye have the same payment plan.”