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nor the glass flowers at Harvard *

* Marianne Moore, “Silence”: the 1925 text, whose glass-hard “nor” was later replaced by “or.”

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May 13, 2022 jonathanmorse
Marianne Moorepassionflower butterflypoetry

What it is to come within her range of perception

Denn das Schöne ist nichts
als das Schrecklichen Anfang, den wir noch grade ertragen,
und wir bewundern es so, weil es gelassen verschmäht,
uns zu zerstören. Ein jeder Engel ist schrecklich.

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 jonathanmorse
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Petal: touched

March 15, 2022 jonathanmorse
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Drink deep or taste not


March 9, 2022 jonathanmorse
Alexander PopeAn Essay on Criticismbutterflypassionflower butterflypoetry

Two things to know about her

1. Because she takes note, she becomes note.

 

2. We perceive the noteworthy as a double fascination: the transcriptionist’s fascination with her body in the act of submitting to the body of her note, and our submission to her body as it dances out its fascination.

March 1, 2022 jonathanmorse
butterflypassionflower butterfly

Flying body

February 22, 2022 jonathanmorse
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He took it all in, and the more he took it the more it seemed to suffice.

October 20, 2021 jonathanmorse
Henry Jamesinsectliteraturemacropassionflower butterflyphotographyquotationThe Jolly Corner

Her cloak

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June 8, 2021 jonathanmorse
multiple exposurepassionflower butterflyphotographyred

Within her in the light are layers

December 13, 2020 jonathanmorse
passionflower butterfly
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Patio

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July 23, 2020 jonathanmorse
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