Monthly Archives: October 2019

A silent, meditative word is a word rich in after-thoughts but which minimizes its degree of getting caught in merely discursive formations. A unilateral understanding of the relation between silence and thought-languages* allows a use of the latter which both … Continue reading →

[Translation of “L’absurdité créatrice”*, p. 71-81 in Michel Houellebecq, Interventions 2: traces (Paris, Flammarion: 2009), by Timothy Lavenz (2019)] Structure of Poetic Language satisfies the criteria of seriousness for the university; this is not necessarily a criticism. John Cohen observes … Continue reading →

Transitoriness (by Sigmund Freud) Original German: Vergänglichkeit Some time ago, in the company of a taciturn friend and an already reputable and well-known young poet, I took a stroll through a thriving summer landscape. The poet admired the natural beauty … Continue reading →