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He blinks upon the hearth-rug, and yawns in deep content, accepting all the comforts that Providence has sent…—Alexander Gray, “On a Cat, Ageing”<a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/aging/" rel="tag">#aging</a> <a href="/tags/ageing/" rel="tag">#ageing</a>

Alexander Gray
On a Cat, Ageing

He blinks upon the hearth-rug,
and yawns in deep content,
accepting all the comforts
that Providence has sent.

Louder he purrs, and louder,
in one glad hymn of praise
for all the night’s adventures,
for quiet, restful days.

Life will go on for ever,
with all that cat can wish;
warmth and the glad procession
of fish and milk and fish.

Only – the thought disturbs him –
he’s noticed once or twice,
the times are somehow breeding
a nimbler race of mice.

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<a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>: when asked, in 1970, by australian journalist, richard carleton, why the PFLP didn't engage in negotiations with the israeli state, ghassan kanafani (esteemed author & a leading figure of palestine's marxist resistance) explained that to do so would be 'a kind of conversation between the sword & the neck'. ghassan *should have* celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday, but he was assassinated by mossad in 1972. <a href="/tags/ghassankanafani/" rel="tag">#ghassanKanafani</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#palestine</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#gaza</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a>

digital ink drawing of author & PFLP activist, ghassan kanafani. here, he looks intently at his subject, who seems to be sat slightly to his left.
above him, in a staticky black box, is part of one of his famous citations, paraphrased. in uppercase text, it reads: '(to talk to your oppressors is) a kind of conversation between the sword & the neck'.
colours are black, white medium peach & light cocoa.

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Lost Federico García Lorca verse discovered 93 years after it was writtenEight-line poem found on the back of a manuscript sheds light on Spanish poet’s preoccupation with timeby Sam Jones<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/18/lost-federico-garcia-lorca-verse-discovered-93-years-after-it-was-written" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/18/lost-federico-garcia-lorca-verse-discovered-93-years-after-it-was-written">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/18/lost-federico-garcia-lorca-verse-discovered-93-years-after-it-was-written</a>Lorca at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56772" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56772">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56772</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

Self-Portrait by Federico García Lorca for *Poeta en Nueva York*

A large dreaming face dominates the centre, eyes closed, crescent moons on the cheeks. Surrounding skyscrapers are covered in alphabets and numbers. Black demon-like creatures prowl the margins. A winged figure floats above. A piano keyboard appears on the right.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca#/media/Archivo:Autorretrato_Poeta_NY.jpg

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