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Quite Delightful Rather than Frightening

The 5 pm update on Tropical Depression Three shows the forecast models in agreement. Among the little joys of life in the subtropics are the less-than-serious storm events the hurricane season can bring. Above, you see Tropical Depression Three,...

Posted by Arlo Haskell on July 22, 2010 3:56 PM

Hurricane Ike, part two: parl-parling Wallace Stevens

That's Ike at 4:15 local time, with the eye just north of Pinar del Rio in western Cuba. Wind speeds increased here in Key West throughout the morning and early afternoon, with sustained winds of around 40 mph and...

Posted by Arlo Haskell on September 9, 2008 5:09 PM

Hurricane Ike; What would Elizabeth Bishop do?

That's Hurricane Ike at 7:45 this morning, as close as he'll come to Key West. Elizabeth Bishop knew how to react to storm-events such as this. In her letters from Key West, she writes of "fringes of hurricanes," and "a small tornado ... nothing of any consequence." She knew to play it safe, as well we should until Ike has certainly passed. In the untitled poem which follows, a twenty-something Elizabeth adumbrates the significant pleasures to be found indoors in such a storm:<

Posted by Arlo Haskell on September 9, 2008 11:15 AM