pluralia
We are in Onset, Mass. It’s beautiful, and just barely, or perhaps not quite, in Cape Cod: you can sit by a tree on a hill overlooking a bay, if you like, and think about the young Longfellow in Portland. Or just think about parodic plural terms, not all of which are fit for a family newspaper, but all of which, taken together, make an impression: the site’s worth a look. I’ve been reading about plurals and other features of language, considered as linguists consider them this week, and the technical term of the day is pluralia tantum. Who knew there were just so many (not counting the parodies)?
I’m in the midst of Nicholson Baker’s short new novel, which– well, you’ll see when I’m done with it. It’s fun, and it’s about poetry, and I’ve agreed to write about it elsewhere once I’m done…
Almost completely unrelated to one another, but worth a link, and recommended: this satirical site for new parents; Wallace Stevens; and the new Colorado Review, which has very good poems by Jennifer Moxley, by Heather Kirn (of whom I had never before heard), and by Ange Mlinko. Dig in.
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