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Glimpse: Selected Aphorisms
Glimpse is a book of 409 aphorisms, a form that straddles the line between poetry and philosophy, yet is likely more accessible to the general public than either. Each tiny, crafted piece is not simply a distilled poem or a pre- poem or a poem explained, but rather a crystallized poetic essence - an attempt at getting closer to, and preserving, the poetic moment or epiphany by capturing the first thoughts generated during the impulse to speak rather than the thought long held and worked and shaped.
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2010
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About the author
George Murray
102 books10 followersGeorge Murray (born 1971), is a Canadian poet.
Murray was the editor of the literary blog Bookninja, a contributing editor at Maisonneuve magazine, and a contributing editor at several literary magazines and journals. After several years abroad in rural Italy and New York City, in 2005 he returned to Canada. He now lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2014, Murray was appointed Poet Laureate of St. John's, NL
Murray's 2007 book, The Rush to Here, a sequence of 57 sonnets, reworks a number of traditional forms (Petrarchan, Spenserian, Shakesperian sonnets) into a new rhyme scheme that employs what the poet refers to as "thought-rhyme", conceptual and semantic pairings that work on the level of synonym, antonym and homonym to create intertextual meaning, as opposed to the sound bonding of traditional aural rhyme. His latest book, Whiteout: Poems, was published in April, 2012.
Murray is married to writer Elisabeth de Mariaffi.
Murray was the editor of the literary blog Bookninja, a contributing editor at Maisonneuve magazine, and a contributing editor at several literary magazines and journals. After several years abroad in rural Italy and New York City, in 2005 he returned to Canada. He now lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2014, Murray was appointed Poet Laureate of St. John's, NL
Murray's 2007 book, The Rush to Here, a sequence of 57 sonnets, reworks a number of traditional forms (Petrarchan, Spenserian, Shakesperian sonnets) into a new rhyme scheme that employs what the poet refers to as "thought-rhyme", conceptual and semantic pairings that work on the level of synonym, antonym and homonym to create intertextual meaning, as opposed to the sound bonding of traditional aural rhyme. His latest book, Whiteout: Poems, was published in April, 2012.
Murray is married to writer Elisabeth de Mariaffi.
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September 2, 2010
George Murray's Glimpse is an irresistible force meeting an unmovable object in your mind. Forget five stars -- this book deserves its own constellation.
December 18, 2012
I adore this book. I go back to it regularly, read it until something rings true or makes me laugh, then put it down again. You don't have to read long before one or both of those things happen.
January 24, 2022
Rubble becomes ruin when the tourists arrive.
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The definition of original and unique change, depending on the number of people present.
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Anyone who yells loud enough can be famous among the pigeons.
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The hotel is where potential and sadness conduct their affair to produce renewal.
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The good news is: you're loved. The bad news is: so are your enemies.
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You can judge entire societies by the expressions on the faces of their dolls.
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The body is what happens when the mind wanders.
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If there are psychics among us, they have great poker faces.
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Flux is a state in which id is replaced with value x.
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Orgies are self-help groups for narcissists.
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Charity is what we give to make things go away.
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The flag does not identify the nation, it identifies the wind.
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Shame is an authorial intrusion into the narrative you create of yourself.
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Acceptance is a matter of ignorance.
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When we die we are finally impersonating no one.
- Aphorism 10
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The definition of original and unique change, depending on the number of people present.
- Aphorism 15
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Anyone who yells loud enough can be famous among the pigeons.
- Aphorism 25
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The hotel is where potential and sadness conduct their affair to produce renewal.
- Aphorism 50
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The good news is: you're loved. The bad news is: so are your enemies.
- Aphorism 66
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You can judge entire societies by the expressions on the faces of their dolls.
- Aphorism 78
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The body is what happens when the mind wanders.
- Aphorism 100
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If there are psychics among us, they have great poker faces.
- Aphorism 132
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Flux is a state in which id is replaced with value x.
- Aphorism 140
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Orgies are self-help groups for narcissists.
- Aphorism 152
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Charity is what we give to make things go away.
- Aphorism 175
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The flag does not identify the nation, it identifies the wind.
- Aphorism 189
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Shame is an authorial intrusion into the narrative you create of yourself.
- Aphorism 202
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Acceptance is a matter of ignorance.
- Aphorism 223
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When we die we are finally impersonating no one.
- Aphorism 235
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