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May 2, 2018
“The Path” & “Idea” Appear in Failed Haiku – Verse Us
I am happy to report that my blackout poems “The Path” & “Idea” can be found in issue 29 of Failed Haiku!
Blackout poems have recently achieved popularity because of Austin Kleon’s book Newspaper Blackout. I found the poems in the book “Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age”. I found them by selecting words to produce a senryu. Then I blacked out all the other words with pencil and sharpie.
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Verse Us - Poems I write: haiku, senryu, mesostics, free verse, random word constructions, I might even use rhyme or meter once and a while.
Dialectic Two Step, Modern Koans, Verse Us, Say What?, and Minute Meditations all copyright Andrew Furst
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May 1, 2018
The Best Articles of April 2018 from Andrew Furst
Here’s a selected list of what people were reading here on andrewfurst.net in April 2018:
Nesting in the Rain – A Two Minute Meditation
At What Point are We No Longer Human? – Modern Koans
Does God Think? – Dialectic Two Step
Mohegan Moonset – Tiny Drops (Photography)
Eradicating Delusion, Greed, and Anger – Modern Koans
The Sutra on Totality
Compass Songs – February 23 by David Lehman
Leaving Stone Pond – A One Minute Meditation
Does Christianity Make Sense? – Modern Koans
Karma At Me Again? – Say What?
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April 28, 2018
Sea by Tom Pickard – Compass Songs
walking up John Street
thinking of you
I saw a slash of sea
between houses
and felt — as always,
no matter mood,
its or mine —
as though
it was the source
of language
and language
the source of itself
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Compass Songs is an ongoing series of works by poets that I enjoy. Poetry, as the Zen Masters have said, is like a finger pointing to the moon. It speaks the
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April 24, 2018
Piano Reflection – Tiny Drops (Photography)
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piano reflection
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April 22, 2018
Illusions of Time – The Latest in the Shadowbox Series
I’ve had a fairly productive winter creating a shadowbox series. Here is another one of them titled Illusions of Time. So,Take a look at my store to see this and other shadowbox series pieces.
This piece incorporates several icons of time to challenge the human assumptions about time. Here are a few thoughts from my notebook. They describe what I think is the simplest critique of our concept of time. We assume the direction of time is toward the future, but if you look at the diagram below, it could make more sense that as time elapses things move toward the past as they come out of the future. All of this is based on how objects enter and leave the boundaries of our senses. Hmmmm….
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April 19, 2018
“The Path” & “Idea” Accepted for Publication – Verse Us
I am happy to report that my blackout poems “The Path” & “Idea” will be published in issue 29 of Failed Haiku in May!
Blackout poems have recently achieved popularity because of Austin Kleon’s book Newspaper Blackout. I found the poems in the book “Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age”. I found them by selecting words to produce a senryu. Then I blacked out all the other words with pencil and sharpie.
If you enjoyed this post, please like and share.
Verse Us - Poems I write: haiku, senryu, mesostics, free verse, random word constructions, I might even use rhyme or meter once and a while.
Dialectic Two Step, Modern Koans, Verse Us, Say What?, and Minute Meditations all copyright Andrew Furst
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April 16, 2018
Wellington Lake – A One Minute Meditation
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This time lapse of the clouds passing over Wellington Lake inn Bailey Colorado was taken in July 2016 on a trip to Northern New Mexico by way of Denver. The trip getting there was absolutely stunning. Driving north from Colorado Springs through Pike National Forest is a beautiful way to experience the Rocky Mountains. I recommend it highly.
Wellington Lake, Bailey, CO
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Minute Meditations is an ongoing series of short videos, poems, and commentary intended as a meditation. Offered as an opportunity to step back from your cyber routine and settle into a more natural rhythm, if only for a minute.
Dialectic Two Step, Modern Koans, Verse Us, Say What?, and Minute Meditations all copyright Andrew Furst
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These videos are produced for those of us who spend an inordinately large amount of time in the cyber-world. They are not a substitute for unplugging from your devices and taking a stroll near trees, water, or a patch of unkempt grass. Getting out into the world - touching, smelling, hearing, and seeing nature is the best way to reconnect with our prime purpose.
What is our prime purpose? We are feeling and sensing machines. We are the universe looking back on itself. We are witness to the wonders and dangers of living in this corner of the cosmos. We are the seekers looking for connection a little further beyond yesterday's borders and boundaries.
But sitting and staring at the screen robs us of the sustenance that we rely upon for wonder and sanity. These videos are an opportunity to bring the sensations of nature to you, while you're in the cyber-world. Its an opportunity to relax your gaze, resettle your posture, and regain some depth in your breath. Listen and watch the video and allow your self to open up and recharge.
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April 13, 2018
Cut Off From Relief – Thoughts on Humans
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Quotes -The path to right view is an arduous walk through fields of manure.
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April 10, 2018
Karma At Me Again? – Say What?
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Say What? is an ongoing series of laconic exchanges on Buddhism in the format of a comic strip.
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Which Direction? – Thoughts on Time
Which way does time flow? From past to future? If time is our way of keeping track of things coming in and out of our perception, then don’t things come to us from the future and leave into our past? Isn’t the flow of time from future to past?
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