As it’s the birthday of one of my favourite ever writers, Richard Brautigan, I thought it would be worth linking to the posts I’ve done on him – and there are a couple, as I never tire of his wonderful prose!
Some thoughts on Richard Brautigan
And here is one of his poems:
All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
I like to think (and
the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think
(right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think
(it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.
Happy birthday Richard!
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings 
Jan 30, 2015 @ 22:09:08
One of my favourites is:
“Once upon a time there was a dwarf knight who only had fifty words to live in and they were so fleeting that he only had time to put on a suit of armor and ride swiftly on a black horse into a very well-lit woods where he vanished forever.”
― Richard Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express
Jan 31, 2015 @ 09:11:53
Lovely! I just adore Brautigan’s quirky mind! 🙂
Jan 31, 2015 @ 09:28:20
I find that I either love his books or hate them. Generally I prefer his earlier works and find his later works a bit too whimsical but TME was great.
Jan 31, 2015 @ 09:29:39
Oddly enough, one of my favourites is “Sombrero Fallout”, a later work. But I re-read him from beginning to end a few years back and loved the lot, so I guess I’m just a Brautigan addict….!
Jan 31, 2015 @ 09:34:04
I haven’t read Sombrero Fallout yet. I think it was The Hawkline Monster that really annoyed me.
Jan 31, 2015 @ 09:45:21
The Hawkline Monster is definitely odd. Sombrero Fallout is a little less out there, but funny/sad and reflecting some of Brautigan’s life.