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Mina Loy

photograph by Stephen Haweis. (1909)


The Song of the Nightingale is Like the Scent of Syringa


Nightingale singing—gale of Nanking


Sing—mystery

of Ming-dynasty

sing

ing

in Ming

Syringa

Myringa   

Singer

Song-winged

sing-wind   

syringa

ringer

Song-wing   

sing long   

syringa

lingerer

John Ashbery

  The New Spirit (excerpt) I thought that if I could put it all down, that would be one way. And next the thought came to me that to leave a...

  • Raymond Carver
    Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the wat...
  • Edith Wharton
    from  Book One Custom of the Country 1 "Undine Spragg!-how can you?" her mother wailed, raising a prematurely wrinkled hand heavy ...
  • Sean Hewitt
      from All Down Darkness Wild After some quiet introductions, he nodded towards a thicket of trees and started walking, keeping his distance...