I have some of the titles on this list such as *Minor Detail*, *An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures* and more. I’m going to add another #book to my collection this August. https://www.cityofasylumbooks.org/august-women-translation-month-0 #bookstr
In response to the cancelled concert (my
coping song because I’m most likely going to have to attend another event at “the” stadium). https://youtu.be/QrOe2h9RtWI #Pittsburgh
* jealous ☺️ (making meaning in the chaos). Jello Shots lol
“For these reasons, Aristotle's attitude to poetry was less hostile than his teacher's. Like everything else, poetry has its place in life, and is a worthy object of study by the philosopher. Philosophy should classify the different kinds of poetry, explain how they work and what their purpose is, and subject them to critical appraisal rather than outright condemnation. Aristotle's tone is detached and objective, unlike Plato who suggests that we should reject poetry like "a lover who renounces a passion that is doing him no good" (Republic X 608E).
Aristotle made public his refusal to accept Plato's views on poetry in his dialogue On Poets, the surviving fragments of which are newly collected and translated in this volume…” ~ Richard Janko #Aristotle #Poetics #bookstr
Aristotle is next to me. #bookstr
“By the time that he delivered his lectures on friendship, Derrida had become entranced with a line attributed to Aristotle, o philoi, oudeis philos. The line is often translated as, “O my friends, there is no friend”—a strange sentiment, at once an acknowledgment and a negation. Some speculate that Aristotle was expressing something simpler, closer to “He who has many friends, has no friend.” But Derrida was drawn to the seeming contradiction in the version he favored. He thought that figuring out what Aristotle meant could point us toward a future of new alliances and possibilities.” What Jacques Derrida Understood About Friendship https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/what-jacques-derrida-understood-about-friendship
“Finally, he ends by adjusting the quote attributed to Aristotle so that it refers to “my democratic friends.” But, at this point in the book, I could barely keep pace; I felt incapable of fully grasping the meaning of the words, and what they might have meant thirty years ago. My mind drifted toward more banal thoughts, such as whether modern politics is suspicious or unaccommodating of friendship, of the commitment to strangers that we assume as citizens. And then I thought about all the intimacies, shared over cigarettes and alcohol, on the edge of a tomb, which I had once tried to forget. Wounds of a different sort, the ecstasy of having once felt known.” ~ Hua Hsu “The Politics of Friendship” #Bookstr
Aristotle is next to me. #bookstr
“By the time that he delivered his lectures on friendship, Derrida had become entranced with a line attributed to Aristotle, o philoi, oudeis philos. The line is often translated as, “O my friends, there is no friend”—a strange sentiment, at once an acknowledgment and a negation. Some speculate that Aristotle was expressing something simpler, closer to “He who has many friends, has no friend.” But Derrida was drawn to the seeming contradiction in the version he favored. He thought that figuring out what Aristotle meant could point us toward a future of new alliances and possibilities.” What Jacques Derrida Understood About Friendship https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/what-jacques-derrida-understood-about-friendship
Jeaolus?
Don’t be— it’s August & I still have not figured out how to follow hashtags on Damus— the follow button is not visible. I can’t publish notes with or without pics today on Coracle— or they aren’t being accepted.
But my coffee is great this morning— reading outside even though Pittsburgh has another air quality alert. I’m casually forgetting today was suppose to be the Beyoncé concert in Pittsburgh—
But I do find occasional gems in bookstr & LOVE my Coracle Lists.
I’m also trying to teach myself what Kind 1 and 1984 mean. 
I wrote you a thank you for the Coracle updates— but I don’t see it. So thank you again— just in case! ☺️
Missing Notes— like messages in a bottle you throw out to the sea
Creating lists on Coracle— 🙌🏼📖 Not sure about everything yet because I’m on my phone… but it’s fun to explore. #NostrOptions 
Short #film inside — the future? Engaging.
The film takes place entirely in an empty office, late at night, some time in the near future. Leah (Sera Barbieri), a customer-support agent for an A.I.-companionship company called Iris, sits alone at a sparingly lit desk, monitoring calls and dealing with frustrated clients.” The Temptations of A.I. Companionship in “Rachels Don’t Run”
#read #poetry #poem #RuthStone #Clients #Trains https://poets.org/poem/always-train
“hallucination” nostr:npub1tsgw6pncspg4d5u778hk63s3pls70evs4czfsmx0fzap9xwt203qtkhtk4 — if you are still out there I feel like this happened with us! #RuthStone Am I wrong? #criticalreaders
Thank you to everyone who downloaded our latest TGFN episode, it was our biggest day yet! However I regret to inform you that you have been rugged, nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezu7n9vfjkget99e3kcmm4vsq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpkx2cnnw3ezucm0d5q3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvd6hyun9de6zuenedyjkrjq4 's episode has not yet been released.
I read it carefully the first time & wasn’t duped! Waiting patiently!