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it sounds stupid and pretentious but every time I see one of those old school British actors recite some old Wordsworth poem i think damn you really did it!!! Or George Steiner has those beautiful stories about the value of Talmudic memory during the holocaust, or Pasternak standing up to Stalin during the Soviet Writer's Conference in the 30s surely to be arrested and making everyone recite Shakespeare's "I summon up remembrance of things past.." its so powerful!!! Recitation and memory has such strength to it, and I want to keep it strong!
I'm trying to learn a Blake poem rn and I feel such a special connection to every line when I learn them... who cares if im pretentious!!!!!!
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There's just no better way to engage with the language and the craft than stamping the words on your brain. Also works for particularly brilliant prose, of course
Jan 24, 2024
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i recommend it. i find it comforting to recite a poem i really like! i have “having a coke with you“ by frank o’hara memorized and it’s satisfying to hear its sonorous curves.
Feb 28, 2025
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since shakespeare was taken from me by devious spirits distance has made the heart grows stronger, this means i appreciate his poetric grrove even more and wish every day to speak with purpose like one of his creations. altho, many mistake poetry as low frequency words when its simply speaking with purpose, with a meter and verse. not speaking for the sake of it, but the love of it. grounding onself in a deeper philosphy is also a marker of true oneness. so i recommend speaking poetrically but also gibberatically because thats the philosophical side, yin n yang n that.
May 20, 2024
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Back in the day Kenji (who worked at Serious Eats and wrote some of the best NYTCooking recipes) used to make these "late night" videos where--clearly tired and/or drunk from a night's work--he'd strap a gopro on his noggin and make cheap grub while huffing and sighing heavily (in the daytime videos he tells you about the recipe) and it makes me so happy to know pro chefs also make drunk meals
Jan 28, 2024
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in reference to the Louis Prima song where he sings "I keep zouping minestrone, just to be with her alone" . also Louis Prima music. also the movie Big Night which is about cooking beautiful Italian food for Louis Prima. but mainly zouping
Feb 24, 2024
radiocarbon dating sets it to as far back as 30,000 BP but they are timeless!!
Feb 3, 2024