{"id":32595,"date":"2018-12-19T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=32595"},"modified":"2018-12-23T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T18:02:45","slug":"goodbye-to-2018-and-good-riddance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/12\/goodbye-to-2018-and-good-riddance.html","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye to 2018\u2014And Good Riddance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>po\u00e8me d&#8217;occasion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/12\/goodbye-to-2018-and-good-riddance.html\/old-vomit-face-280\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"280,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"old vomit face (280)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280-190x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32598\" width=\"250\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/old-vomit-face-280-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Old Vomit Face<\/strong><br><strong> (fuligo septica firenze)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It was a small price to pay&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>for a poem,<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>or maybe more than one\u2014<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>only $7.50 at 50% off.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It wasn&#8217;t a book of poems<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>but a dream palace\u2014<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>not even a palace<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>but a pocketable retreat<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>in the woods<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>on sale at year\u2019s end.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>So good riddance<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>to 2018,<i> annus horribilis.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I am happy<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>for small thefts.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><i>\u2014JH<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>po\u00e8me d&#8217;occasion It was a small price to pay&nbsp; for a poem, or maybe more than one\u2014 only $7.50 at 50% off. It wasn&#8217;t a book of poems but a dream palace\u2014 not even a palace but a pocketable retreat in the woods on sale at year\u2019s end. So good riddance to 2018, annus horribilis. 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