bend of bay features a changing selection of prose, poetry, images and other projects. It takes its name from the opening line of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce:
riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.
“How far my efforts agree with those of other philosophers I will not decide.
Indeed what I have here written makes no claim to novelty in points of detail; and therefore
I give no sources, because it is indifferent to me whether what I have thought has already
been thought before me by another.”
Every day means
we’re going to be next
the next place
instantly killing a teacher
a couple of hours later,
wearing a camouflage-netted helmet
conversations about how night fell.
Helicopter gunships devastated
the headquarters police,
the presidential security forces,
the navy, and a maintenance man.
They struck taking certain steps toward openness.
This difficult incident,
several young children.
Schoolgirls have no legs.
No place to hide.
They are for the next place
and the next place.
In 2007, Lou Reed performed his 1973 album Berlin at St. Ann’s in Brooklyn. One of the encores was this stunning rendition of the Velvet Underground’s Candy Says, featuring Antony.
Scenes from 1967 film adaption of Ulysses by James Joyce, directed by Joseph Strick. After viewing, buy the book here and bendofbay will take anything we earn and use it in this program.
Memorizing poetry gives you a feel for the language, exercises the brain, entertains when your iPod is dead, and carries on a tradition that predates writing. If you just memorize two lines a day you will have a nice collection in a month or two.
The drawings are most impressive.
Are those prostitutes?
Watch me watching them
I believe in reincarnation because otherwise there is no reason to live.
More to do.
There is no other place I would rather be.
Things we come across – this is the only place to be – the only place anyone should ever wish or want to be.
I believe in reincarnation because I have to.
I believe in reincarnation,
to be in this best place to be
& Picasso
I was given no solid food during the first two or three weeks, while sitting on the chair. I was only given Ensure and water to drink. At first the Ensure made me vomit, but this became less with time.
Main Elements of the Program
Arrest and Transfer
Continuous Solitary Confinement and Incommunicado Detention
Other Methods of Ill-treatment
Suffocation by water
Prolonged Stress Standing
Beatings by use of a collar
Beating and kicking
Confinement in a box
Prolonged nudity
Sleep deprivation and use of loud music
Exposure to cold temperature/cold water
Prolonged use of handcuffs and shackles
Threats
Forced shaving
Deprivation/restricted provision of solid food
