Achilles Micawber

@achillesthe2nd

Runner. Reader. Music and history. Poetry. Shakespeare. Film. Tweets in English and German. Currently listening to a lot of music from 1977 and 1978.

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Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· 11d

A large boulder the size of a small boulder.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· 12d

It's a good morning.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· 24d

#NowPlaying Charli xcx - brat Unreal record.

Charli xcx - Sympathy is a knife from album "brat", one banger after another

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· 26d

#NowPlaying Geese - Getting Killed

Geese - Trinidad from the album Getting Killed

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· Jul 4

I hear America singing... ~Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman - I Hear America Singing

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,
The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· Jul 1

Ah I see it's #weirdpoemwednesday... Winter by Michael Earl Craig

A kind of Danish cow
long thought to be extinct
lumbers slowly from a fog-soaked forest.
Past the statue of two men shaking hands on horseback.
Into the trainyard with its newly
brunette-colored coal cars.
It is late, lamps light the trainyard.
One of the trainmen sees the cow and has a thought
like a small grey infant sinking
ever so slowly in the icy harbor.
The cow continues out the other side of the trainyard.
The trainman shudders at the thought.
The trainman’s cat Stamina crunches walnuts in her cat dish.

Now, nearly thirty years later,
ladies and gentlemen it is my great pleasure
to introduce to you that very same cow.
(The cow is led out onto the stage by a young boy dressed as a farmer.)

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· Jun 14

First edition of Arden's Fourth Series I'm reading, and it feels exciting. The cover is great, the feel of the book is better than the Third Series, and the Introduction's style is poignant. Great expectations.

Arden Shakespeare - Julius Caesar (Fourth Series)

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· Jun 6

#NowPlaying Albums from 1977 with more than 1,000 ratings on RateYourMusic #1 Pat Metheny - Watercolors

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 29

Serge Gnabry!

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 29

Ridle Baku!

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 26

Putting Miles Davis on on his 100th birthday.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 24

Sunday reading.

Jon Savage - 1966. The Year the Decade Exploded

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 23

Celebrating Miles Davis. He turns 100 on Tuesday.

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Track: Flamenco Sketches

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 20

Maple, Zayu and Clutch!

Maple, an elk, Zayu, a jaguar, and Clutch, an eagle. The Football World Cup mascots. As a panini sticker.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 20

Today's car music has been decided.

Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd· May 16

Btw I went to a superheroes exhibition with the young ones today, and realised once again I should read more comics. A reassessment of Watchmen is due. I saw a list of best comic storylines, which was topped by Watchmen...