“When born, you inherit what’s burning.”
From “Where You Get Off” by Liam Rector
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Property
by Liam Rector
From place to place with no one place
To lay the head, to tether
And so gather and find repose from
The adventure of getting through the weather
And each other….What was it–
Some kind of real estate swindle in Eden
Gave some people places and others [...]
Archive for September, 2007
“When born, you inherit what’s burning.” Liam Rector
Posted in Bennington, Building, Community, Gratitude, Hope, Liam Rector, Loss, Poetry, Ritual, The Beautiful Work, Thresholds, Writing on September 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On Shoes, Skin and Honor
Posted in Bennington, Building, Community, Fiction, Gratitude, Hope, Irish, Liam Rector, Poetry, Teachers, Transitions, Truth, Work on September 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“The miracle of the world, the miracle of an accepting heart can only be paid for in blood and bone. No other currency is acceptable, especially for a writer.” Harry Crews
“We were poor kids on the outs, with only
bad skin to inherit”
From “Getting Over Cookie: A Made-for-TV-Movie” by Liam Rector
“They either ‘get’ the notion [...]
Mind the River
Posted in Bennington, Building, Community, Gratitude, Hope, Liam Rector, Poetry, Teachers, Transitions, Truth, Writing on September 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
“When I was a boy a boy when I was a boy
I thought the language was a language
Would send me everywhere there was to go.
From “Three Portraits of a Boy” by Liam Rector
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I’ve seen a river lose its course
& join itself again,
[...]
