Paired: Holmes + Wetzsteon

Cherry Blossoms by Joseph O. Holmes
Sakura Park
The park admits the wind,
the petals lift and scatter
like versions of myself I was on the verge
of becoming; and ten years on
and ten blocks down I still can’t tell
whether this dispersal resembles
a fist unclenching or waving goodbye.
But the petals scatter faster,
seeking the rose, the cigarette vendor,
and at least I’ve got by pumping heart
some rules
...read onPaired: Krum + Paley

New York (Peony) by Gregory Krum
One Day
One day
one of us
will be lost
to the other
this has been
talked about but
lightly turning
away shyness this
business of con-
fronting the
preference for
survival
my mother said the
children are grown we
are both so sick let us
die together my father
replied no no you
will be well he lied
of course I
want you in the world
whether I’m in it or
not your spirit
I probably mean
there is always
something to say in
the end speaking
without
Not Ideas About the Thing But the Thing Itself
@caterina and @cdixon make some great points in support of NYC’s nascent tech revival.
Chris:
New York City has many of the same strengths as Silicon Valley – merit-driven capitalism, the embrace of newcomers and particularly immigrants, and a consistent willingness to reinvent itself.
Caterina:
…it may be that creativity and invention are more dependent on the networks in which the creator participates than their individual genius or their willingness to put in the hours.
Paired: Hido + Carver

2314c by Todd Hido
The Phone Booth
She slumps in the booth, weeping
into the phone. Asking a question
or two, and weeping some more.
Her companion, an old fellow in jeans
and denim shirt, stands waiting
his turn to talk, and weep.
She hands him the phone.
For a minute they are together
in a tiny booth, his tears
dropping alongside hers. Then
she goes to lean against the
Paired: Thiebaud + O’Hara

Celebration Cakes by Wayne Thiebaud
Lines for the Fortune Cookies
I think you’re wonderful and so does everyone else.
Just as Jackie Kennedy has a baby boy, so will you–even bigger.
You will meet a tall beautiful blonde stranger, and you will not say hello.
You will take a long trip and you will be very happy, though alone.
You will marry the
...read onHarvest by Wout Berger

Harvest (2007) by Wout Berger | 120×150 cm, ed. of 6
I have nothing to pair this image with, it’s just one that I’ve loved for a few years now.
...read onPaired: Soth + Stevens

Cone and Cigar, Falcon Heights, Minnesota by Alec Soth
From The Last Days of W
The Emperor of Ice Cream
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
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