Babylon Revisited by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
“And where’s Mr. Campbell?” Charlie asked. “Gone to Switzerland. Mr. Campbell’s a pretty sick man, Mr. Wales.” “I’m sorry to hear that. And George Hardt?” Charlie inquired. “Back in America, gone to work.” “And where is the Snow Bird?” “He was in here last week. Anyway, his friend, Mr. Schaeffer, […]
Posted at 4:30 pm on May 12, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: American Literature, Literature, Short Story | Tagged: Amercian Literature, Babylon Revisited, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Literature, Short Story | read on
How Our Towns Drown by GEMINO ABAD
How in the downpour our towns drown, downstream of doom to sea we are returned, houses and pigs in ceaseless procecession as skies boom and fall thundering spears to beat down all curses and tears to tide – among seaweed and driftwood and water hyacinths, prayer-wreaths for the dead and the drowned, downstream of […]
Posted at 12:29 am on May 11, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Literature, Philippine Literature, poetry | Tagged: Gemino Abad, How Our Towns Drown, Literature, Philippine Literature, Philippine Poetry, poetry | read on
