July 17th, 2010 / 2:56 am
 Power Quote

“On the Youth at Night”

The youth at night would have himself driven around the scream. It lay in the middle of the city gazing back at him with its heat and rosepools of flesh. Terrific lava shone on his soul. He would ride and stare.

-Anne Carson, “On the Youth at Night,” in her book Plainwater

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10 Comments

  1. July 17th, 2010 / 4:42 am thad—

      that is awesome

  2. July 17th, 2010 / 5:27 am Nick Antosca—

      Love it.

  3. July 17th, 2010 / 8:42 am thad—

      that is awesome

  4. July 17th, 2010 / 9:27 am Nick Antosca—

      Love it.

  5. July 17th, 2010 / 10:19 am Merzmensch—

      “ride and stare”… wow…

  6. July 17th, 2010 / 2:19 pm Merzmensch—

      “ride and stare”… wow…

  7. July 17th, 2010 / 6:19 pm Matt Salesses—

      a great book

  8. July 17th, 2010 / 10:19 pm Matt Salesses—

      a great book

  9. July 17th, 2010 / 10:51 pm Dawn.—

      Anne Carson is a fucking powerhouse.

  10. July 18th, 2010 / 2:51 am Dawn.—

      Anne Carson is a fucking powerhouse.