New Michael Chabon

If you like Michael Chabon, or have yet to be exposed to his very particular writing style, check out a preview of his new novel, Telegraph Avenue, via NPR. I LOVE this author. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Manhood For Amateurs -- I love, love, love them all. Very quirky, intellectual, humorous. Delightful word choices.

Speaking of word choices, this is a poem that I ran across semi-recently and enjoyed. It was particularly interesting to read it to myself, then to listen to E. E. Cummings read it aloud. His annunciation is a pleasure to hear. If you want to listen to him read it, click here.

As freedom is a breakfast food

E. E. Cummings

as freedom is a breakfast food

or truth can live with right and wrong

or molehills are from mountains made

—long enough and just so long

will being pay the rent of seem

and genius please the talent gang

and water most encourage flame

as hat racks into peach trees grow

or hopes dance best on bald men’s hair

and every finger is a toe

and any courage is a fear

—long enough and just so long

will the impure think all things pure

and hornets wail by children stung

or as the seeing are the blind

and robins never welcome spring

nor flat folk prove their world is round

nor dingsters die at break of dong

and common’s rare and millstones float

—long enough and just so long

tomorrow will not be too late

worms are the words but joy’s the voice

down shall go which and up come who

breasts will be breasts thighs will be thighs

deeds cannot dream what dreams can do

—time is a tree(this life one leaf)

but love is the sky and I am for you

just so long and long enough