Frog Applause by Teresa Dowlatshahi
- November 17, 2008
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"Frog Applause reminds one of learning to read, in the sense that each word in the captions seems 'surprising' and new. Teresa's writing takes one back to that fresh state of mind (typical of, but of course not limited to, childhood) in which the brain, free of preconceptions, doesn't 'fill in' any blind spots along the way but rather wholly embraces the present moment as it unfolds. Every sentence is literally an imagination-expanding adventure." — Craig Conley, author of One-Letter Words: A Dictionary (HarperCollins)
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Comments (13) Jump to Comments Form
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!
ejcapulet
said,
about 1 year ago
Ooooh, that makes my eyes hurt!
Michle
said,
about 1 year ago
There’s always Dr.Phil or Oprah.
plight said, about 1 year ago
top half is walking along roughly
above bottom half, despite
gasping hole in chest area
wound goes in and down, down
falling or stalking the onrush of
air through dismembered memories
any part of me bites itself gruffly
in vain; more holes, more light!
but mantra waxes, warier
lost is not malfunction of found
so much as the chivvying of blushes
attuned to pulse that wearies
Ray C
said,
about 1 year ago
margueritem says:
It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!
It wasn’t me! :-0
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
Ray C says:
margueritem says:
It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!
It wasn’t me! :-0
LOL!
Ray C
said,
about 1 year ago
Speculating…
This is a very sad poem. The pattern in the background looks very much like one of those plastic magnifying strips that you can hold up to fine print so you can read it…but you have to get it just exactly the right distance to focus.
The center of the image seems to be writing that’s almost but not quite in focus. She wants to read the answer to what is wrong, but can’t get it into focus.
On the other hand, she seems to be outside, walking somewhere against the wind. So, a completely different take.
frogapplause
said,
about 1 year ago
http://tinyurl.com/ysdsrx
Ray C
said,
about 1 year ago
frogapplause says:
http://tinyurl.com/ysdsrx
Thanks, Teresa.
ruffianspamson
said,
about 1 year ago
Hey Teresa, you OK? This is Nel, the Very Strange Geosciences Instructor in the Deep South. Today’s entry makes me sad - my T-shirt from that place is getting raggedy from long use. I do hope that isn’t where you are now; but if you are, may you pop out into the sunshine soon.
tobybartels said, about 1 year ago
I've been there. Good luck.
Dypak
said,
about 1 year ago
Poignent. And Plights poem is moving as well. Thanks for sharing.
WickedCrazy said, about 1 year ago
Welcome to my friggen world.