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Tag: cities
Sarajevo
In praise of my favorite of all the cities I've visited, our tattered Balkan freak flag, our cross-marrying hidden heart, our indomitable secret capital of Europe. The medieval against the modern, the bombed-out against the glass-metal sheen, the neighborhoods where they serve no pork or alcohol. Everything juxtaposes, everything marries. Here's to you, Sarajevo.
BLDGBLOG interviews on authors v. cities
Today I discovered the esteemed BLDGBLOG has a veritable treasure trove of interviews with acclaimed authors centered around their urban themes and then merrily peregrinating to places like Utopian narrative, allegory vs. metaphor, and the things that mushrooms eat. (You know, like a city stroll. You get it.) Mentions of Calvino and Ballard and psychogeography … Continue reading BLDGBLOG interviews on authors v. cities
Three Budapests
Drunk Psychogeography | a prose poem
Home. Orange lamplight smeared like oil on canvas. Lying in my own vomit I try to remember. When was that? Where did it happen? What do you call this city. All the arcades a blur. Strolling the streets at night: Haze of place-names and out-of-joint watering holes. I remember the bar on the balcony, the … Continue reading Drunk Psychogeography | a prose poem