tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post3108004367823755135..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: La RochefoucauldJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-70770895986503357412011-03-08T08:26:36.755-06:002011-03-08T08:26:36.755-06:00OK -- I just noticed it on a March events flier.
...OK -- I just noticed it on a March events flier. <br /><br />Nietzsche's Human, All Too Human has a few aphorisms worth keeping.<br /><br />Jim Campbell of the TLS has a test for aphorisms -- I believe he discounts any phrases that prompt the "That is so true" reaction.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-33039909722743632432011-03-07T14:54:49.323-06:002011-03-07T14:54:49.323-06:00Valery and Koch for sure. I don't know the ot...Valery and Koch for sure. I don't know the others.<br /><br />I will announce my CUNY events closer to the dates.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-77515707607140770182011-03-07T14:46:58.030-06:002011-03-07T14:46:58.030-06:00I like Jim Richardson a lot. I have hazy memories ...I like Jim Richardson a lot. I have hazy memories of thinking Oscar Vladovich de Lubicz Milosz wasn't bad, and there are a couple of Antonio Porcha's one-liners I keep in my Every Day Carry. Joubert. Lichtenberg. Paul Valery. <br /><br />Was Kenneth Koch an aphorist? In "My Olivetti Speaks" he usually deploys a brief setup. Elsewhere, he spins perfectly good aphorisms ("A serious moment for the water...") into an entire poem.<br /><br />Are you going to announce your CUNY talk here?Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645noreply@blogger.com