La Paglia speaks
Ann Althouse liveblogs Camille Paglia's appearance at a Madison Borders. Althouse uses a great Paglia quip as the title of her post: "Try to survive a tornado with a post-structuralist."
Invoking Paglia as my muse, I humbly offer the following:
Surviving a Tornado with a Post-Structuralist
"Il n'ya pas d'hors tornado,"
he said,
his fingers forming quotation marks
in sync with "tornado,"
his black clad back to the window,
his form refusing to brace itself
against the chaos
of defenestrating wind.
Retreating to the cellar
I wondered
on what far field his form would fall
and whether he would finally find himself
outside the text.
Invoking Paglia as my muse, I humbly offer the following:
Surviving a Tornado with a Post-Structuralist
"Il n'ya pas d'hors tornado,"
he said,
his fingers forming quotation marks
in sync with "tornado,"
his black clad back to the window,
his form refusing to brace itself
against the chaos
of defenestrating wind.
Retreating to the cellar
I wondered
on what far field his form would fall
and whether he would finally find himself
outside the text.
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7 comments
7 Comments:
Kate Marie, I am glad you are smart enough to head for the cellar.
Merveilleux! Too bad it was written too late for inclusion in Camille's anthology.
I came here via Althouse, glad I did.
Thanks, C.I.V.
And thank you, Richard. This is the only time I've ever been remotely inspired by post-structuralism.
I hereby award thee The Debate Link Award for Excellence in Poetry.
Considering I tend to despise poetry of all stripes and colors, pretty impressive. But this tickled me.
Dear David,
I am truly honored. In accepting this award, I'd like to use the platform I've been given to say . . . Free Tibet! No blood for oil! Viva El Salvador! If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!
Thank you. Thank you.
Really, thanks very much for stopping by. I'm flattered by your award, and I like your blog very much (I mean, you obviously have great taste in poetry). We'll be adding you to our blog roll.
P.S. Just checked Richard Lawrence Cohen's blog, too -- that's another excellent blog to add to our blog roll. It's amazing what's out there in the blogosphere.
Oh, what a lovely poem!
(Or...should I even acknowledge it, being a post structuralist and all>)
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