The Achilles Heel of a poet [NF 3:3]

The Achilles Heel of a poet should be a giant moon as big as the earth dangling without a hook staying put the Achilles Heel of a poet should be grasshoppers under rubber wheels bamboo pikes at a cannon’s throat the Achilles heel of a poet should be a windmill spinning not slowly or not […]

CANON OF DECEMBER | Đỗ Trung Quân

A poem in Vietnamese by Đỗ Trung QuânTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 1. a man burning eucalyptus flowers on the pavementas the afternoon, church aisles echoes the sounds of sad hymnsapproaching winterwarm scarves pinnedon your chest 2.silvery stars appearing in homesatop the Christmas treesretold is the tale of the little girl whosold matchstickswhere there will […]

SANTA CLAUS (1925) A SILENT SHORT IDEAL FOR CHILDREN

While we’re still in that «Christmas into New Year’s» week here’s a look at a terrific seasonal silent movie. SANTA CLAUS (1925) – This 28 minute and 44 second movie was directed by Frank Kleinschmidt, the famous explorer and documentary filmmaker. Santa Claus has an irresistible charm and with its short running time might be […]