You had me at demimonde valedictorian. Google thinks you're the first ever, and why not?
Third-stanza liberal translation is definitely a thing, though. I'm thinking about forcing myself to translate in reverse for a while, to break the habit of tight first lines and good-enough last lines.
I am new to Bluesky and I'm finding Brendan's posts to be seriously addictive. I know little about poetry and nothing about ancient China but these are delicious.
These posts make my day. I sang it to Tom Lehrer, by the way. Brendan, please never stop, or go away. Who cares for examinations - the demimonde shall hold sway.
You had me at demimonde valedictorian. Google thinks you're the first ever, and why not?
Third-stanza liberal translation is definitely a thing, though. I'm thinking about forcing myself to translate in reverse for a while, to break the habit of tight first lines and good-enough last lines.
I am new to Bluesky and I'm finding Brendan's posts to be seriously addictive. I know little about poetry and nothing about ancient China but these are delicious.
Landscape painting with a verse
I putz around for forty years
The party scene, I’m first in class
A river Bacchus, artsy faffing
Rate the high and mighty, laughing
These posts make my day. I sang it to Tom Lehrer, by the way. Brendan, please never stop, or go away. Who cares for examinations - the demimonde shall hold sway.