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POPSHow to Write Aphorisms Delacroix, Eugene (France, 1798-1863) To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty; to be a poet at forty is to be a poet. According to James Geary, editor of the compendium Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists , a truely memorable, quotable aphorism satisfies five laws: It must be brief. It must be definitive. It must be personal — that's the difference between an aphorism and a proverb. It must be philosophical — that's the difference between an aphorism and a platitude, which is not philosophical.... And the fifth law is it must have a twist. And that can be either a linguistic twist or a psychological twist or even a twist in logic that somehow flips the reader into a totally unexpected place. Now you know, so get to work! :)
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POPSReport on Resistentialism Resistentialism, a sombre, post-atomic philosophy of pagan, despairing nobility, advocates complete withdrawal from Things..;-)
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POPSSir Bob confronts Bush's Soul on Africa. Geldof confronted Bush on a number of issues, although he seemed unwillingly to offend the president's hospitality and feels that the US leader is sensitive to criticism about his diction and use of language. Despite some "verbal tics", the president speaks fluently and in wonderful aphorisms, reported Geldof, whose interview does much to humanise the world's most powerful man. ...Guardian Bono next?
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