I never noticed it until recently, but here it is, in screenshot format: The license plate on this car has the Ukrainian flag, the word “EMPIRE” in Russian and, underneath it, the word “USSR.” Pseudo-political visual teasing FTW.
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Monday Music, for famous Seamus
Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime, To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme To see myself, to set the darkness echoing. I don’t prattle on about Seamus Heaney nearly enough on this blog. I love Seamus Heaney. You know how much I love Seamus Heaney? IContinue reading “Monday Music, for famous Seamus”
No, Mary Daly was not awesome, you guys
You know who she kind of reminded me of, half the time? You might not think I get it, but I do. Tearing down the icons of the past is the easiest thing in the world, especially when they’re no longer here to defend themselves. But it’s like what Monica Roberts said over at whereContinue reading “No, Mary Daly was not awesome, you guys”
I just re-read “The Day Saved” and it is perfect
Odd to think that I published the poem on my 25th birthday. Or maybe not so odd after all. Enjoy.
Late-night Lord of the Rings homage
Is suitably dramatic. “Many are the strange chances of the world.”