A graduate conference, April 13–14, 2012
at the University of California, Berkeley
at the University of California, Berkeley
New! Finalized Program
New! Participant abstracts and bios
Visiting Berkeley
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TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WERE PROMISED YESTERDAY
Victor Burgin, 1976
The early-morning mist
dissolves. And the sun shines
on the Pacific. You stand like
Balboa the Conquistador.
On the cliff top. Among the last of
the Monterrey Cyprus trees.
The old whaler's hut is abandoned now.
But whales still swim through the wild waves.
Sea otters float on the calmer waters.
Cracking abalone shells on their chests.
Humming birds take nectar from the red hibiscus.
Pelicans splash lazily in the surf.
Wander down a winding path. Onto gentle sands.
Ocean crystal clear. Sea anemones. Turquoise waters.
Total Immersion. Ecstasy.
TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WERE PROMISED YESTERDAY
The early-morning mist
dissolves. And the sun shines
on the Pacific. You stand like
Balboa the Conquistador.
On the cliff top. Among the last of
the Monterrey Cyprus trees.
The old whaler's hut is abandoned now.
But whales still swim through the wild waves.
Sea otters float on the calmer waters.
Cracking abalone shells on their chests.
Humming birds take nectar from the red hibiscus.
Pelicans splash lazily in the surf.
Wander down a winding path. Onto gentle sands.
Ocean crystal clear. Sea anemones. Turquoise waters.
Total Immersion. Ecstasy.
TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WERE PROMISED YESTERDAY