On my mind in recent days is the problem of "so little time." About a year ago I posted a wonderful mathy poem by Californian Brenda Hillman
about time. The complete poem is available here; below I supply the opening lines:
Time Problem by Brenda Hillman
The problem
of time. Of there not being
enough of it. ...
Over the six years of this blog, the most-visited post has been "Varieties of Triangles" with poetry by Guillevic. Here is another of that poet's charming geometric offerings:
Diagonal by Guillevic (Englished by Richard Sieburth)
To get where I have to go
I claim right of way.
Because I provide communication
Between two angles
I take precedence
I take up residence.
I cross first,
Come what may.
"Diagonal" is found in Guillevic's Geometries,from Ugly Duckling Presse (2010). Buy it!
In 2010 both my October 13 and November 20 posts feature small poems by the French poet Guillevic (1909-97). Strongly drawn to his work, I have purchased the collection Geometries (Englished by Richard Sieburth, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010); Guillevic has found in each geometric figure a personality and a voice. Buy the book and enjoy! Here is one of my favorites from the collection:
My October 13 post presented three small poems by the French poet Guillevic (1909-97). Strongly drawn to his work, I have purchased the collection Geometries (translated by Richard Sieburth, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010); Guillevic has found in each geometric figure a personality and a voice. Buy the book and enjoy!
Here are three additional samples from Geometries:
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