Thirty Aphorisms (live, Bates)
James Richardson reading thirty aphorisms, recorded live at Bates College on January 23, 2012.
James Richardson
Eight Short Poems (live, Bates)
James Richardson reading eight short poems—Untitled; “Could Not”; “Birds in Rain”; “Origin of Language”; “Room Temperature”; “Blackout”; “Red, Green, Blue”; and “Annus Mirabilis”—recorded live at Bates College on January 23, 2012.
Post Mortem Georgic (live, Bates)
James Richardson reading “Post Mortem Georgic,” recorded live at Bates College on January 23, 2012.
Roads Not Taken (live, Bates)
James Richardson reading “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, and his own poem, “Roads Not Taken,” recorded live at Bates College on January 23, 2012.
Northwest Passage (live, Bates)
James Richardson reading “Northwest Passage,” recorded live at Bates College on January 23, 2012.
James Richardson Q&A with audience at Bates College
James Richardson answers audience questions live at Bates College, January 23, 2012.
Twenty-Five Aphorisms
I. The road reaches every place, the short cut only one. II. Those who demand consideration for their sacrifices were making investments, not sacrifices. III. What you give to a thief is stolen. IV. Despair says I cannot lift that weight. Happiness says, I do not have to. V. You’ve never said anything as stupid […]
Tableau
Remember the one about the two intellectuals walking the unwild woody trails just out of sight of the houses? There among post-symbolic deer unspooked by their conspicuous thrashing, they stumble over rocks and branches, arms out, almost touching, talking about, what else, poetry and their kids, and wildly happy. The sky like a page just […]