Innocence Blog

When Mark Kerstetter published an essay about Samuel Beckett in the last issue of Escape into Life, none of us expected to receive a comment from one of the authors he referenced. Morris Berman wrote, "This is a lovely website; I never noticed it before. And glad that my book was of some use to you."

Shortly after, I emailed Berman, asking if he would like to contribute. Now, in this issue, you'll read the writing of Morris Berman himself, celebrated author and cultural historian. It has been a delight and a wonder to witness the contingency surrounding Escape into Life. Here are the highlights for Issue no. 8:

Ways of Knowing . . . In a lucid, insightful essay, Morris Berman traces two modes of knowing back to the ancient Greeks.

A Surrealist Point of View: Interview with Chuck E. Bloom . . . Portland arts writer, Teia Hassey, interviews Chuck E. Bloom, who offers a vision of his world and the status of Surrealism today.

Poetry by Neil Ellman . . . Ellman's short, ekphrastic poems are vivid descriptions of works of art.

Dawn of the Literary Mash-up . . . Our newest writer, John Ladd, talks about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Derrida, and how literary mash-ups are interpretations as well as whole new works.

What is Escape into Life?

EIL is a publication based on the concept of citizen journalism. The goal is to create a journal of poetry, essays, and art from writers who are already publishing on the Web and who would like to gain more exposure to their blogs. The artists we feature are the very best we can find, and the writers have a background in writing and a passion for the arts.

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