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Happy Birthday, Jack Ridl!
This is for Jack This is for Jack. He’s a good guy and a kind man. He knows how to break a line, writes poems which help us make it through the day and even through the night. Each morning … Weiterlesen
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This is for Jack This is for Jack. He’s a good guy and a kind man. He knows how to break a line, writes poems which help us make it through the day and even through the night. Each morning … Weiterlesen
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Lovely, the dawn chorus – who is conducting? Reizend, das Morgenzwitschern – wer dirigiert? Haiku for the friend and wise poet Jack Ridl whose birthday is today, April 10. We featured his latest book Saint Peter and the Goldfinch here … Weiterlesen
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Dawn with a Dictionary Looking up from my tea I saw a harpseal in our garden and next to it a harpsichord. I wonder what the dog saw? For Jack Ridl – wonderful poet, dear friend and constant source of … Weiterlesen
The wild garlic stands high. Oh my, the year flashes by Der Bärlauch steht hoch. Ach, das Jahr rast dahin For Jack Ridl, poet and friend and Dumbledore of Creative Writing, whose new poetry volume “Saint Peter and The Goldfinch” … Weiterlesen
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Morning Again This poem will not be anything new, will slowly make its way across the page and down, a walk from here to somewhere later on, will take its place quietly, I hope, with the leaves, the dog asleep … Weiterlesen
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Framing In letzter Zeit ist viel von „Framing“ im Zusammenhang mit politischer Meinungsbildung und öffentlichen Debatten die Rede. Unter Framing kann man ganz grob Schubladendenken verstehen. Der Journalist Detlef Esslinger hat das Konzept „Framing“ in der Süddeutschen Zeitung in seinem … Weiterlesen
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Broken the first resolutions for 2018? The search query “Resolutions 2018” yields around 25 million hits, and these are just the results in English. Do more sports, read more, lose weight, gain weight, drink less, drink more, spend more time … Weiterlesen
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Two years ago, the former publisher and poet Michael Krüger of Hanser Verlag Munich came up with the idea that politicians should start their conferences with the reading of a poem. What a wonderful idea that is! And what a … Weiterlesen
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early summer morning the heron on the stubble field – walks like Jack Ridl Früher Sommermorgen der Reiher auf dem Stoppelfeld – schreitet wie Jack Ridl Jack Ridl ist ein amerikanischer Dichter. „Practicing to Walk Like a Heron“ ist ein … Weiterlesen
Sir, es war Zeit für einen schönen Sommer. Setzen Sie einen Schatten auf Sie können loszuwerden, die Wind und Gras. Nachfrage für ganze Früchte; Zwei Tage in den Süden Anreize und darüber hinaus Schwere Süße des Weines. Jetzt sind die … Weiterlesen