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‘The poem can be conceived as an object between poet and reader which is both a means of communication and a barrier to communication.’ — Peter Riley, ‘The Creative Moment of the Poem’

Articles 12–14 of the 1805 Haitian constitution. ’12: No whiteman of whatever nation he may be, shall put his foot on this territory with the title of master or proprietor, neither shall he in future acquire any property therein. 13: The preceding article cannot in the smallest degree affect white woman who have been naturalized… Continue reading 41.

‘Just because you’ve written a book about something doesn’t mean you’re done thinking about it.’ — Ursula Le Guin.

‘There’s nothing so terrible that people can’t get used to it. Some may even come to miss it when it’s gone.’ — Michael Cisco, ‘Oneiropaths’

‘The Kasai Company had a lucrative relationship with the African people. For minimal sums it bought their raw products and services and then it recovered even those small sums by selling the people articles for which they had acquired a taste while working for the white man. This is commonly known as “the civilizing mission,”… Continue reading 38.

‘Words fall short, yes, but sometimes their shadows can reach the unspeakable.’ — Yiyun Li, Where Reasons End.

‘As he drops deeper and deeper into the abyss, slowly his eyes begin to pick up the luminous quality of the darkness’ — Howard Thurman

‘An empty wine-bottle rolled across the floor and chinked against a syphon. It frightens me when inanimate things move about.’ — Mary Butts, ‘Lettres Imaginaires’

This person — it’s only one part of their face, their mouth, their eyes, some other specific part, which is pixellated. Censored by & in the real world.

‘The problem with the marginal is one, they have no understanding of nuance, and two, they have zero awareness that their dropout lifestyles are as much a part and product of the society we live in as any diligent careerists.’ — Iphgenia Baal, ‘Married to the Streets’