Before ConfusedofCalcutta, this blog was meant to be called NotWavingButDrowning. Why? Two reasons. One, because I really like Stevie Smith’s poem, there’s something about it. And two, I thought it was a strong metaphor for what we face with information.
So I went ahead and bought the domain name. But could I figure out for sure [...]
Not using NotWavingButDrowning
March 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars , Uncategorized
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Lonely impulses of delight
March 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars , Uncategorized
One of my favourite poems is Yeats’ “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”.
Extremely powerful. When I was 15, and I read it for the first time, what really struck me was that the airman flew because he loved flying. Not because of glory or honour or duty or war or pestilence or whatever. He loved [...]
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