There is a clear disconnect between the idea of a movie deeply concerned with the environment and the massive business behind its production. And yet, the art direction and music of the movie are exceptional and the story feels touching to me. So, this poem is mostly about disconnect and identification with art within unethical business models.

The reference to sensitivity readers aims to point towards how companies tend to display values not out of care but based on what is marketable. This does, however, not mean that indvidual people working on projects may or may not care about these issues.

In the end I suppose this poem is about becoming a man because you want to and incidentally about Macbeth. What if Macduff was trans and what if Macbeth and Banquo had a child to fulfill both parts of the prophecy.

It is also about how one of the things me and Tolkien agree on is that the branch disguises and the caesarean section are unsatisfying plot elements.

I don't believe AI art is bad specifically because art needs to display a hyperspecific skillset the critic considers essential. But based on my vague knowledge of neural networks I was worried about whose data is used for these models, what biases it would learn, how these models probably require large datasets that can only really be maintained by corporations with a lot of money and storage space etc.

The skill discussion just seemed to miss the point, which reminded me of this video about Kinkade I watched. He seems to have been an unpleasant person, but arguing that art that is enjoyed by many people all over the world is meaningless because it is "bad art" once again seems to miss the point why there is a problem.

Around the time I experienced a shift that I found useful; instead of blaming myself for being unable to grapple with my attachment I tried to investigate it and see my desire to make sure things are not thrown away in a positive light. In the end, it weirdly helps to make separations a little easier.

Now obviously I disagree with the sentiment of those people. But it felt unfair to me to look at this as an isolated problem of small minded people in villages, when the infrastructure of those villages forces them to rely on cars.

I imagine to cope with that one might be inclined to believe cars are not something one is constrained by, but a tool for freedom that environmentalists are trying to take away.

I think I wanted the repetition to stress how frustrating it is to be told to access resources that aren't really there

The rest of the poem is about my unease about the "flower industry". I imagine Valentine's day turns a large profit.

The drink was not very successful in Germany and stopped being sold here. In a way it made not drinking it because it contains milk easier for me

I was wondering if it is unethical to encourage my friend who drinks milk to try it on her stay at Zürich airport.

The form is inspired by Peter Handke, a poem I have been thinking about a lot ever since it came up as an example in a "What is Poetry?" discussion.

I think one's relationship to fictional characters can reveal things about their relationship to themselves, as there are specific reasons media might appeal to one. The poem is also about how people's wish to display their appreciation is used by companies trying to make money.

Unobtainable Woman

This is a sonnet about a plushie that I wrote to cheer myself up. The character in question fits into the trope of the unobtainable woman because he is unable to return my feelings.

Poor Minotaur

This poem is inspired by a number of things. For one, And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur by Leonora Carrington. But is is also inspired by the minotaur section of House of Leaves , a book I did not care for much otherwise to be honest, and moths settling in an unused room of our house.

The Importance of Personal Connection in Language Learning or something

A poem that aspires to a tanka structure but does not quite reach it. It is about how language learning is easier if one can establish a personal connection to the task, for instance by attaching words to specific experiences. It's unclear structure is unsure where to go, lacking the ability to comprehensively express itself for now.

I remember finding beauty in the story of Pygmalion and Galatea while translating it for a Latin test perhaps because I felt for Pygmalions loneliness. I think over time I felt less positively about the story because it felt a little creepy to make your perfect girlfriend. And even less I could understand why people applied the story to Frankenstein which felt like a totally different sort of creation myth to me.

Recently I found that I do not mind the reference to the myth in the music video for Acanthe , perhaps because it is approaching it from a totally different angle.

Nameless Doll

This is both about a specific doll that used to be able to play "It's a small world after all" when being squeezed and the concept of Uncanney Valley people experience when looking at dolls in general. The lines alternate between being longer and shorter to accentuate the rift that makes people dislike things that were made specifically to be loved and considered cute.

Ode to my beloved Sky Rats

In Konstanz I saw a coat of arms with a pigeon on it that had these anti-bird spikes installed on top of it. This is an ode of appreciation for pigeons, who are sometimes loved for their symbolic meaning, but abandoned on the streets.

Unrelated Poem

A poem that tries to be disjointed and create space between its elements. It is exhausting to think about the ways in which everything is related sometimes, and making connections can be difficult. Sometimes loneliness and blank spaces seem appealing.