Monthly Archives: January 2016

Meditation on a poetic meditation: To Duration by Peter Handke

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Source: Meditation on a poetic meditation: To Duration by Peter Handke

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SNOW

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Yesterday evening, during the storm, neighbors lit up their tennis court. Were they celebrating Djokovic’s coming victory in Australia? This morning, after the storm.

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To Duration: A Second Poet Responds

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Scott Abbott

“To Duration” by Peter Handke: translation by Scott Abbott, book design by Philip Baber. Sundry observations by Alex Caldiero   Mr. Handke somewhere said that language is the first casualty of war. Language is also the first causality of writing. … Continue reading →

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To Duration: A Poet Responds

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Scott Abbott

My dear friend Steven Epperson read my translation of Peter Handke’s “To Duration” this morning while walking to work. Here his response: To the reader of To Duration, A recommendation: Read it out loud, on foot under an overcast Monday … Continue reading →

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Alpenglow

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Looking east and then north yesterday evening.

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Sea of Fog

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Utah Valley this morning.

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A Short History of Fence Cutting

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Photos by Thomas Boyd, The Oregonian The invention of barbed wire in 1874 solved a pressing fencing problem and quickly posed its own problems. Barbed wire is an extremely efficient fencing material. It is also a dangerous fence, a lethal … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Launch of “To Duration”

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Scott Abbott

You are cordially invited to join us for the launch of To Duration by Peter Handke (translated by Scott Abbott) at San Serriffe bookstore, Sint Annenstraat 30, Amsterdam, on 14 January 2016, at 8 p.m. To Duration was published in … Continue reading →

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Rainer Splitt: Pourings

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Scott Abbott

A catalogue for Splitt’s exhibit just appeared. It includes my essay, along with essays by other critics. A version of the essay HERE.

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