“Happy 45, Mark Bibbins!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]

MARK BIBBINS  (10/14)

Bibbinism! Bibbinism!
RAH RAH RAH
with · a chatter in the cataclysm
AH HA HA

With a long-gone and nicotine
and OW HOW HOW
with suburbanism, Bibbinism
MEOW! MEOW! MEOW!

This · disturbin’ university
and bourbon ingenue
with a euphemism, euphemism
YOU YOU YOU

Gonna tie a yellow Bibbin 
’round the old oak tree
’cuz we’re turning on the turban on
the Deuteronomy

Yeah! 

They doing unto me
justlike they doing unto you—
with a Bibbinism, Bibbinism
slither hitherto

when they doing unto you
justlike they doing unto me—
David HUME and Edward Gibbonism
maybe number 3

—Maybe number 4!—
and maybe number 5!
Ten percent is half the rent
it’s obvious that I’ve 

gone and written up the Bibbinism
RAH RAH RAH
gotta memorize m’catechism
AH HA HA

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Comments

[Ameline Thomas]

Dear all!

First and foremost bravo for this beautiful blog.

I have been charged by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris to gather the images which will appear in their upcoming exhibition; I have seen the illustration that you used for the poem 'The Kiss' by Italo Svevo - dated february 14 2013 - and would very much like to know where it is from. Could you help me with this? Do you know where you found this image, if it was in a movie (probably silent..?), if you know its name or the name of the actors?
I would be very grateful if you could get back to me regarding this matter, whether you have leads for me or not, so I can know where to stand!

With many thanks and kindest regards,
Ameline Thomas

http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/02/the-kiss-by-italo-svevo.html

[Stacey Harwood]

Dear Ameline,

Thank you for your interest. I have responded to you in an e-mail. Check your in-box for a response from [email protected]

Stacey