Maryam Daftari Glaciers weep into the sea, unseen tears, as it rises one degree,the polar bear mourns swallowed shores, as it rises one degree. Fields whose flowers danced in the sun, now lie wilted and bare,a thirsty earth gasps for rain, as it rises one degree. Forests, once a verdant sanctuary, now flame and smoke,ablaze…
Month: October 2024
Daydreaming in Guadalajara: Unpacking Ashbery’s “The Instruction Manual”
John Ashbery’s “The Instruction Manual” presents a deceptively simple narrative of imaginative escape. On a closer examination it reveals a complex interplay of reality, fantasy, and the artistic process itself. As with much of Ashbery’s work, we are confronted with a surface of apparent banality – the tedium of composing an instruction manual – which…
Maryam Daftari Photography, Poetry, Commentary 