Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence Chords 000 Years in Sing Sing

000 Years in Sing Sing

the half-forgotten scholar behind the decipherment of the ancient writing system called Linear B

' – Kim Hyesoon

fierce and timely thinking on reading

where meaning zooms into clarity then retreats

Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence Chords 000 Years in Sing SingHomero Aridjis Self Portrait in the Zone of Silence, by the renowned Mexican writer Homero Aridjis, is a brilliant collection of poems written in and for the new century. Aridjis seeks spiritual transformation through encounters with mythical animals, family ghosts, migrant workers, Mexico's oppressed, female saints, other writers (such as Jorge Luis Borges and Philip Lamantia), and naked angels in the metro. We find tributes to Goya and Heraclitus,