“The great enemy of clear language,” wrote George Orwell in his essay “Politics
and the English Language,” “is insincerity.” Language is being liquidated, sold
off piece by piece, its assets turned over and
Van Gogh’s mad ear enflamed a field
of purple irises—marring the face of
a sleeping homeless man. Artists render
people like pastels & watercolors.
The wounded gather shopping carts & talk
Distant, ashy, close to the edge,
I might lose you in the pauses.
Faded by the spotlight,
disguised in white paint.
Misshapen, lost to certainty,
you focus on the expanse
between touch and
Much has already been made of the politics of Leviathan
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802154/], Andrey Zvyagintsev’s acclaimed film that
touches on corrupt authority, rule of law (or lack thereof), and
Since its beginning in 2008, The Curator has sought to celebrate cultural
artifacts and inspire its readers to engage deeply with–and ultimately
create–culture which enriches life and broadens experience. In keeping
