-
Buddhism, Darwinism, Avant-Garde
In an earlier post I gave myself permission to post fragments. So here goes…. ===== I’ve been reading the new book by my favorite philosopher, Buddhist thinker David R. Loy. Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution pulls together shorter pieces written for magazines, and the venue seems to have encouraged great concentration and great simplicity in Loy, who is typically (anyway) capable of moving from the just-shy-of-obscure to flashes of brilliance with ease.Read More
-
Monkey Boy
When I was a kid a dentist told me I would never have to wear braces. “Your teeth will never get too crowded in your mouth,” he explained. “You have a simian jaw.” I know. Ha ha. Monkey boy. But the truth is that humans and a species of monkey called the macaque (according to an article on LiveScience.com) “share about 93 percent of their DNA. […] By comparison, humans and chimpanzees share about 98 to 99 percent of their DNA.” In other words, we all have some kind of simian jaw.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
