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Tag Archives: the past
“REVISIONIST HISTORY IN IMAGINARY TIMES” (a poem by KPKeelan) [11-21-13]
. The past isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. There is what happened, and the way we remember it. When we allow ourselves to make nostalgic mental forays into the shadowworld of what was, the landscape we envision bears … Continue reading
Posted in From 2013: Poems From a Turbulent Year
Tagged 2013, history, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, life, memory, nostalgia, poems, poetry, pretense, subjectivity, the past
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FLIX PIX (876): “THE INTERPRETER is The Best Slovakian Film You Have Not Seen
THE INTERPRETER (directed by Martin Šulík, 2018) ****+ (out of 5) . > A nervous 80-year old man knocks on a door, fingering the gun in his pocket. . After finding a book detailing his war crimes, ‘Jiri’ has traveled to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Ungár, arts, cinema, closure, criticism, drama, entertainment, films, genocide, history, Holocaust, ideas, Jews, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Martin Šulík, movies, Nazis, opinion, Peter Simonischek, redemption, responsibility, revenge, reviews, Slovakian cinema, The Interpreter, the past, tragedy, trauma, World War II
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“THE DISTORTED MIRROR” (a poem by KPKeelan) [9-12-13]
. Do you look? Do you see yourself in that mirror? Do you know who you are? Most of us could be alone with ourselves on a desert island and not recognize the company. Self-image is a ghostly chimera cobbled … Continue reading
Posted in From 2013: Poems From a Turbulent Year
Tagged 2013, appearances, distortion, ego, identity, illusion, joy, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, life, pain, poems, poetry, self image, self knowledge, self reflection, the past, understanding
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“SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001” (a poem by KPKeelan) [9-11-13]
. Ah! What a dream I was having 12 years ago this morning! I dreamt my life was good. I was in love/loved by my Perfect Woman! A dreamlife rife with wish fulfillment and infused with grateful joy! And then… … Continue reading
“I FELT IT PASSING” (a poem by KPKeelan) [7-12-13]
. Oh to be groovy again, like back when life was a lark- each day a joyride and another foray into a future that was dizzy with potential. Hippie child in a Peace and Love world of patchouli and denim, … Continue reading
“MAROONED IN TUMBLEWEED TOWN” (a poem by KPKeelan) [6-6-13]
. There I was in the part of town that nobody goes to anymore- a lonely prowler in an empty cityscape walking silent streets, exploring empty hulks of abandoned buildings that hint of lost stories of the past. Once so … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, change, dreams, evolution, imagery, isolation, Kevin Keelan, life, memory, poems, poetry, the past
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GUESTBOOK: “SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (part two, rock and roll years)” (a poem by Diane Morinich)
The world lost this kind, thoughtful poetic soul on 9/4/21. We never met face to face, but carried on an emotional love affair from afar, through mutual support and the healing power of words. My heart now has a Diane … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Morinich, Guestbook, KPKworld, memory, poems, poetry, the past
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KPK on the CINEMA (102): The Films of August 2020
. AUGUST 2020: A sombre time, but a great crop of movies! So many 4-and-a half and five-star films! Oh, the bounty, amid all the horror! Just pinch me. (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic … Continue reading
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