First Things RSS Feed - Anthony Kerrigan https://www.firstthings.com/author/anthony-kerrigan en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:55:28 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/anthony-kerrigan 60 Mueca a la Muerte: Defiance in a Grimace https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/mueca-a-la-muerte-defiance-in-a-grimace https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/mueca-a-la-muerte-defiance-in-a-grimace Fri, 01 Feb 1991 00:00:00 -0500 That the world should end in an orgy of pain 
was inconceivable at my conception in the Panama Canal Zone 
where the hydraulic locks were emblems of the unity of oceans.

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]]> Paraphrase of Some Famous Lines in Spanish Literature https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/paraphrase-of-some-famous-lines-in-spanish-literature https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/paraphrase-of-some-famous-lines-in-spanish-literature Fri, 01 Feb 1991 00:00:00 -0500 I will become dust and you will become dust 
and ashes our tongues and ashes our eyes 
but, ever beloved and empassioned dust, 
our embers will last as long as the skies.

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]]> Ut Pictura Poesis https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/03/ut-pictura-poesis https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/03/ut-pictura-poesis Thu, 01 Mar 1990 00:00:00 -0500 The St. Jo River whirling full around
the South Bend rich and dark as a negresse
en chemise bedaubed with cochineal:
mauve, purple tinting the water
from the Odilon Redon sun setting.

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