Tag: Normalcy

New normal, or: Beginnings

ben Alexander15 Comments

An American sentence Due to COVID-19, my child started grade school without her teacher. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt that… Continue reading New normal, or: Beginnings

Safe, or: Warzone?

ben Alexander22 Comments

A rondelet Israelis ~ Most of us ain't Messianic. Israelis ~ Don't buy the hype from your tellies. Though the strife may seem volcanic ~ Life here's quite peaceful ~ don't panic! Israelis. P.S. This post was scheduled in advance because I am offline for two days (between sunset on Monday and sunset on Wednesday)… Continue reading Safe, or: Warzone?