Ken Zimmerman
Essays
Unacknowledged: Some thoughts on National Poetry Day
Percy Shelley, in his essay “A Defense of Poetry” claims somewhat wildly that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” I’ve always loved this exuberant statement, though I recognize its obvious absurdity. Poets, in their hovels and cafes, hiding in...
Walking Away: Some words for Ursula K. LeGuin
Ursula LeGuin died today. Though I’ve seen her read her works and speak several times, I met her only once, in 1988. For a few years back then, the What’s Happenin’ weekly paper, now the Eugene Weekly, sponsored a writing contest for poetry and fiction, which was...
Sim-Manager
Sim-Manager: A Modest Proposal for Institutional Redesign in the Community College Delivered to Lane’s Board of Education, March 3, 2020 Introduction: In light of the current financial difficulties at our fine institution, we would like to propose a simple, and, I...
Winning the Lottery
It’s nearly impossible for me to remember jokes. I guess I’m not the only one with that syndrome. But there’s one joke that sticks with me. It goes something like this: Dude is broke, his wife is sick, kids hungry, etc. Every night he kneels at the foot of the bed and prays, “God, won’t you let me win
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