Remembering Louis Simpson
Louis Simpson 
March 27, 1923 – September 14, 2012 (photo via)
Louis Simpson, Poet of Everyday Life dies, he was 89 years old
It’s complicated, being an American,
Having the money and the bad conscience, both at the same time.
Perhaps, after all, this is not the right subject for a poem.
On the Lawn at the Villa (l. 14-16) (1980)For people may not know what they think
about politics in the Balkans,
or the vexed question of men and women,
but everyone has a definite opinion
about the flavour of shredded coconut.
Chocolates (l. 18-22) (1980) (Wikiquotes)
Whatever it is, it must have
A stomach that can digest
Rubber, coal, uranium, moons, poems.
Like the shark, it contains a shoe.
It must swim for miles through the desert
Uttering cries that are almost human.
(via NYtimes)
“All you really know is given
at moments when you’re seeing
and listening.
Being in love
is a great help.
Oh yes, but keep a dog.”
Two poems from the Struggling times (youtube)
Occupy news (from Democracy Now)
Occupy Wall Street – People’s Library