“I mainly wanted non-english writing poets, because I loved the idea that I was translating translations.” Quote by Simone Muench
“I was a bit shut down by a lot of the snarkiness and biliousness in some of the poetry blogs. I was tired of aesthetic wars that weren't productive and were becoming mean-spirited. I was probably overworked as well, so I stopped reading and writing for about a year.” WritingYearsWellsMeanWarReadingBitsBecomingTiredProductiveAestheticBlogsSpiritedReading And WritingMean Spirited Author:Simone Muench
“I think that when you pay tribute and are citing, not only through naming the authors but also through the acknowledgement of the form, that you are in no way plagiarizing.” ThinkingWayFormPayTributeAcknowledgementCiting Author:Simone Muench
“I have a deep-seated skepticism about the morality of violence. Violence is almost always morally corrosive.” ViolenceMoralitySkepticism Author:Michael Hastings
“And there's this talk that we're asking soldiers to make the greatest sacrifice, but the reality is that civilians bear the burden of war more than the combatants. You're much more likely to get accidentally blown up or killed by a death squad than you are to die in a firefight.” WarRealityDiesSacrificeBearsAskingSoldierBurdenCiviliansSquad Author:Michael Hastings
“After a decade of war you have this Pentagon-military apparatus run amok using resources that they shouldn't be to try to manipulate U.S. public opinion.” TryingWarRunningOpinionMilitaryResourcesDecadesPublic OpinionManipulatePentagonUsing Resources Author:Michael Hastings
“The guys on the ground are the guys I care about. I've had the most satisfaction telling their stories. But when you're in combat with somebody, yes, a bond does grow.” DoeStoriesCareGuyGrowsSatisfactionCombatI Care Author:Michael Hastings
“An information operations team was sent to Afghanistan to conduct various psychological operations on the Afghans and Taliban. The team was then asked not to focus on the Taliban but on manipulating senators into giving more funds and troops [to the war].” GivingWarFocusTeamInformationVariousPsychologicalOperationsFundAfghanistanTroopsSenatorsTaliban Author:Michael Hastings
“The way the Pentagon and its defenders have pushed back against this story is to say: "They weren't doing psychological operations, they were doing information operations and public affairs. They were just helping us spin senators like we normally do."” WayHelpingStoriesInformationAffairPsychologicalOperationsSenatorsDefendersPentagonPublic Affairs Author:Michael Hastings
“But the frightening aspect is that it's part of a larger effort from the Pentagon to tear down the wall between public affairs and propaganda, and essentially say there is no difference between information operations, public affairs and psychological operations. It's all one and the same. They have a new name for that too, it's called Information Engagement.” NamesDifferencesEffortInformationTearsWallAspectAffairPsychologicalPropagandaOperationsEngagementFrighteningPentagonPublic Affairs Author:Michael Hastings