Tuesday, January 3, 2012

A surprisingly grim New Year's poem



Hmm, where did that come from?

On a happier note, I stopped by St. Vincent de Paul's and picked up an Olivetti Lettera 33 for three bucks!

7 comments:

  1. An Olivetti Lettera 33 for three bucks??? What a great catch! :) I'm still searching for one (I have an Olivetti wish-list) but no luck yet... They seem to be rare in Europe...

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  2. Sometimes you just have to grimly spit it out.

    Nice find at an excellent price!

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  3. Not too grim, but true. Congratulations on your recent find.

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  4. "... you are a fetus in decline."
    What can I say? Grim but well-conceived (pun intended).

    After reading the poem, I need to see your Lettera 33 from heaven.

    New Year greetings.

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  5. I especially like that third line, "unnamed day sucking the juice of a dead year." Really interesting imagery.

    That typeface is lovely. What is it from?

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  6. It was typed on my Olivetti Graphika:
    http://writingball.blogspot.com/2010/12/olivetti-graphika.html

    You can dowload a font based on the typeface here:
    http://writingball.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-cassandre-graphika-font.html

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