{"id":44441,"date":"2015-04-12T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=44441"},"modified":"2015-04-12T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T15:06:21","slug":"sunday-surprise-petals-faces-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=44441","title":{"rendered":"Sunday surprise: petals, faces, cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — so come on, be honest — which do you prefer, Washington 2015 or Paris 1913? ]
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Admittedly, the text in the upper panel came from a report on yesterday’s suicide on the Capitol west front..<\/p>\n

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I’m not sure whether the most interesting comparison here is between prose and poetry, Washington and Paris, the seat of power and the underground — or the present day and a century or so ago. No matter, text for text and language for language, I’ll take the Pound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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  • Politico: Capitol lockdown \u2013 shooting – cherry-blossoms festival<\/a>\n
  • Poetry magazine: Ezra Pound, In a Station of the Metro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    Until next time..<\/p>\n

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    Tonight's sunset from the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC @weatherchannel<\/a> @capitalweather<\/a> @spann<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6Z8elYyboG<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Chris Duncan (@AD4G) April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n