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Rule of Threes (Plus One)

Duke Basketball 1991-92, the year they beat the Fab Five.

(In the end-of-an-era spirit of looking back)

1. I go back to Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison’s apocalyptic/environmental art-photography often. The Architect’s Brother pretty much inspired all of the poetry I wrote in my early twenties. In book form, there’s an essay by W.S. Merwin called “Unchopping a Tree.” It begins:

Start with the leaves, the small twigs, and the nests that have been shaken, ripped, or broken off by the fall; these must be gathered and attached once again to their respective places.

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December 17th, 2009 / 11:10 am