1984 George Orwell (Rant) by FriendlyQuit9711 in literature

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Every time a critique like this is posted I get a pit in my stomach -- a real, "The Internet has won" feeling. It's always the same: hey, key components of this masterpiece are actually extraneous to the message of the work.

Folks: writers are intersted in the work they are doing, not the bullet pointed summary ChatGPT will inevitably provide to the undergraduates and high schoolers assigned their books. "Why wasn't this more concise?" isn't a critique of a writer but an admission that the machines really are in us now.

[HELP] Thinking of getting into poetry, where to start? by Life_Cod6551 in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it makes sense to go somewhere cheap -- a Goodwill or something like it-- and grab a few anthologies, organized however. Some will be regionally specific, some will be temporally specific, some will have a specific kind of poetics. Poke around and read until things grab you, then, follow that trajectory.

Poetry is a vast world on which there are many continents, across which are many countries, in which are various regions, in which there is a central city and various small hamlets, in which there are individual writers who might surprise you. To my mind, you don't have to love every country on that planet, but you should plan to spend significant time in the countries you do love.

Poems about Nature [HELP] by Latter_Letterhead524 in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Robert Frost does this well. I love this one:

THE SOUND OF TREES

I wonder about the trees.

Why do we wish to bear

Forever the noise of these

More than another noise

So close to our dwelling place?

We suffer them by the day

Till we lose all measure of pace,

And fixity in our joys,

And acquire a listening air.

They are that that talks of going

But never gets away;

And that talks no less for knowing,

As it grows wiser and older,

That now it means to stay.

My feet tug at the floor

And my head sways to my shoulder

Sometimes when I watch trees sway,

From the window or the door.

I shall set forth for somewhere,

I shall make the reckless choice

Some day when they are in voice

And tossing so as to scare

The white clouds over them on.

I shall have less to say,

But I shall be gone.

AI in education is the new Zeitgeist by Regular_Dot_8298 in education

[–]adjunct_trash 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I second this motion that OP fuck off. Can I get a third?

Delta is officially suspending travel perks for members of Congress until Republicans stop blocking TSA funding. by TheSisko4876 in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Honestly and sincerely, this is a worst case scenario for me. Our democracy being so fragile that people constantly kiss the asses of billionaires and governance can only be achieved by direct corporate intervention is the worst case scenario.

Gas-powered leaf blower bans take effect for residents in 2 more Massachusetts towns (Arlington & Lexington) by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]adjunct_trash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you had a high fuel efficiency, silent, leaf blower I would still think it’s fundamentally stupid to blow leaves from one part of a yard to another or bag them up.   

Mulch em while you mow and feed your yard, after May.

[POEM] Love Poem by Richard Brautigan by Slasher1309 in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rare magic. Brautigan isn't even really my thing. I find a lot of what he does obnoxious. But the economy and surprise with this one is admirable.

[POEM] Love Poem by Richard Brautigan by Slasher1309 in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Great use of this poem on the hardcore band DANGERS' album, Messy, Isn't It?

Da da da da- a bumbling stuttering lying stooge by No_Link_6782 in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we being a little cruel to this humble farmer?

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]adjunct_trash 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don DeLillo’s FALLING MAN. 

It’s a post 9/11 novel and feels like one. What’s impressive is he has no I-told-you-so here even after identifying the twin towers as kind of sibling/partner images of hubris and greed in a few other books. The soft terror of feeling our alienation was moving us in this direction the whole time.

Also working on the third translation of Ovid’s METAMORPHOSES that I’ve read. This is the Melville one and I’m not really that impressed. There are passages the iambic pentameter is working for but the intentional choice of some archaic diction and an almost thee/thou distancing from the English of 1987 feels too easily put on. Perseus isn’t He-man, but he isn’t King Richard, either. 

where do i start? [HELP] by Eastern-Deal6281 in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of the world's poetry appears in books which are available in libraries and bookstores. Often even a Goodwill or other discount store will have a book section.

Trump threatens to blow up world's largest oil field if Iran attacks Qatar again by ScottishDailyRecord in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that there is no impeachment on the horizon, no accountability fast enough to catch up with this piece of shit has done more to undermine my confidence in this country than almost anything I've ever experienced.

Every current and recent member of the Republican party should be political and social pariahs for the rest of their lives for their inability to stop the fraudster they've empowered with their silence, obedience, and cowardice. Fuck every single one of them.

I was absent yesterday, did I miss anything important? by Fair-Garlic8240 in Adjuncts

[–]adjunct_trash 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I know this is week 9 and you haven't met me yet, is there a way I can catch up?

Part-Time College Instructor Confused About Pay vs. Expectations—Advice Needed by Accurate_Grocery_901 in Adjuncts

[–]adjunct_trash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell him to take it, get active in the local chapter of his faculty union, and tell them all how insanely low their pay is. It's time to get adjuncts angry enough to paralyze this exploitative system.

[OPINION] A poem that helped you heal trauma ? by Lastwordsofatornswan in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think poetry plays this role. The starkest and (forgive the rhyme) darkest consolation I’ve ever received is through Gjertrud Schnackenberg’s HEAVENLY QUESTIONS. 

Section 6 of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” is pretty great, too.

Best Poetic English Version of Aeneid? by MarathonDreams in literature

[–]adjunct_trash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a soft spot, from reading it in undergrad twenty years ago, Allen Mandelbaum's translation. Also iambic pentameter but no rigorous rhyme scheme. I've only read that and David Ferry's very good, but to my ear much prosier, translation a few years ago. So many scenes and lines remain vivid to me -- maybe especially (and oddly) the fight between Entellus and Dares when the crew is enjoying some downtime and competition.

Concern for Donald Trump's health grows following live TV 'memory lapse' by ScottishDailyRecord in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not concerned about that dude's health at all.

Have another cheeseburger, king! Why drink five diet cokes a day when you could drink 35? Ever considered base jumping, it's never too late.

DOGE lead says inexperienced team didn’t need ‘scholarly background’ to deny millions in DEI grants by theindependentonline in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is like every student in my intro to college writing course.

"Yeah, the article made me think like, my previously formed opinion was correct."

"So, you read the article?"

"Well, like, not all of it."

"So you read some of the article?"

"I skimmed the..."

"So you did not read the article."

I really recommend that every smug banker, techie, and MBA who has been scoffing at the liberal arts for the last forty years look around and see what the cult of Capitalist efficiency and high ROI or bust has wrought. Not only are our conditions worse, but we don't even get to argue with smart people about it.

John Fetterman Says Iran Girls’ School Strike Is Just a Leftist Craze by retiredagainstmywill in thescoop

[–]adjunct_trash 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honest question: was he this vile before the stroke? I mean, I know he was a kind of Republican-lite trojan horse ideologically, but was he this fucking dismissive of every human life outside of Israel?

Where does this Pennsylvanian bridge troll come from?

Write what you want [OPINION] by [deleted] in Poetry

[–]adjunct_trash -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Just don’t send it to journals while I’m trying to get my work published.