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A Brief Pataphysical Study of the Word ‘and’ in Poetic Titles
When viewed under the lens of Alfred Jarry’s 'pataphysics — the so-called science of imaginary solutions that “symbolically attributes the properties of objects, described by their virtuality, to their lineaments” — the humble conjunction ‘and’ occupies a liminal space in poetic titles. Easily dismissed as a mere linguistic connector, ‘and’ here acts as a non-identical operator that defies conventional logic. Long acknowledged as a forerunner of the radical avant‑garde — Dad

Richard Mather


#LanguageSpeaks!
A man carrying a voice recorder pauses at the door, enters. He looks a lot like Kafka but has the eyes of Tennyson. He possesses a...

Richard Mather


Sophia among the Philosophers (excerpt from Discourse in the Garden)
[ Disguised .] Yes, it is I. In I come, out I go. Yes, I am it. It writes. I will write a supplication. Here. Now. As follows. And in...

Richard Mather


Cryptic
Cryptic The scent of a foreign newspaper in the morning: New ink on old investments and trades. While down in Berlin, the autobus...

Richard Mather


Discourse in the Garden
Discourse in the Garden An olive grove. Night. The sound of approaching footsteps. SOCRATES: ‘Swounds! A dark day for strong flowers...

Richard Mather


A Subject without a Code
A Subject without a Code gazoom: a new section opens up undertones of black subterranea. reconstructed man exits the door, passes into...

Richard Mather
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