Monthly Archives: March 2009
cartoonist still in trouble!
(page from Words Without Borders, translation by Humphrey Davies) Last year I wrote a post called cartoonist in trouble!, about the arrest of Magdy El Shafee, who wrote a graphic novel deemed by the Egyptian authorities to be indecent or … Continue reading
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beware the little cuttlefish
I am wondering why so very many people have suddenly washed up on the shores of Baroque in the past two days, following Google searches on “cuttlefish.” I mean, I know it is because they are googling cuttlefish and I … Continue reading
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a genuine disguise, “voice talent” and a place for poetry: [SPLASH]
In the comments of an earlier post this week, I remarked that many poets could – and indeed, should – be envious of the facility, the inventiveness, the cleverness, the sheer joy in words that characterised the Goons. Well, it just kind … Continue reading
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Third Wish Wasted and housekeeping: baroquen weekending
So, Roddy Lumsden’s new collection is now properly out and launched and in people’s handbags up and down the – well, the city, anyway. (I think he had a Scotland launch at the StAnza festival last week, too.) Third Wish … Continue reading
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