This anonymous photograph exemplifies the lack of coverage among TV, print, and online media of Hurricane Sandy’s death toll and devastation. The hurricane also struck Cuba, Tobago, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. ~ Donna Fleischer
A dead deer lies among driftwood and debris left by a combination of storm surge from Hurricane Sandy and high tide in Southampton, New York, on October 30, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)
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keeping in mind the words of the poet Pierre Joris, ". . . I make the arrogant claim that the poet is possibly the last, in Robert Kelly’s words, ‘scientist of the whole… to whom all data whatsoever are of use.’ . . . The prerogative of the poet is to steal directly whatever is of use, without needing to theoretically kowtow via analysis, explicatio, critical cloning or proof of pc allegiance."