the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 1 Editorial Advisory Board the quint volume ten issue two Moshen Ashtiany, Columbia University Ying Kong, University College of the North Brenda Austin-Smith, University of Martin Kuester, University of Marburg an interdisciplinary quarterly from Manitoba Ronald Marken, Professor Emeritus, Keith Batterbe. University of Turku University of Saskatchewan the north Donald Beecher, Carleton University Camille McCutcheon, University of South Melanie Belmore, University College of the Carolina Upstate ISSN 1920-1028 North Lorraine Meyer, Brandon University editor Gerald Bowler, Independent Scholar Ray Merlock, University of South Carolina Sue Matheson Robert Budde, University Northern British Upstate Columbia Antonia Mills, Professor Emeritus, John Butler, Independent Scholar University of Northern British Columbia David Carpenter, Professor Emeritus, Ikuko Mizunoe, Professor Emeritus, the quint welcomes submissions. 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University of Oslo 2 Vol. 10.2 (March 2018) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 3 contents EDITORIAL Not Waving But by Joanna Munholland....................................................................8 "Who wishes to walk with me?": the Poem as a Walk in Whitman and Ammons's Tangled by Rebecca Matheson..................................................................10 Poetry by Emi Gonzalez.......................................................................................125 In The White Expanse--How Yves Klein Evinces Everything But Nothing by Monica NO WAITRESS EVER BROKE MY HEART by Allen Berry................................137 Zandi.....................................................................................................................11 March Mosaic by Sue Matheson............................................................................139 Aunt Johanne by Joanna Munholland....................................................................27 Synergizing Communication and Directing: Dapo Adelugba's Praxis by Akepore Stirring by Rebecca Matheson...............................................................................32 Nicholas Efe........................................................................................................140 The Catholic Church as a Catalyst to Shanghai Modernity by Ying Kong..............33 WHAT WAS LOST by Allen Berry.....................................................................157 Sexual Harassment - A Sonnet by Joanna Munholland..........................................70 March Morning by Sue Matheson.....................................................................158 Massing Force by Rebecca Matheson.....................................................................71 The Over-Stylization of the Disturbed/Disturbing: Tarsem Singh's The Cell (2000) The Ecology and the Military in Ogaga Ifowodo's The Oil Lampby Alex O. by Antonio Sanna................................................................................................159 Edevwie.................................................................................................................72 Broken by Allen Berry..........................................................................................168 Girl On A Bench by Allen Berry............................................................................98 March Evening by Sue Matheson.........................................................................168 Standing Tall by Rebecca Matheson....................................................................100 Phantoms over Phuc Yen by Jonothan Halfin....................................................169 Translation and Context by Karima Arif..............................................................101 Reaching Out by Sue Matheson.............................................................................194 Trick Of The Light by Allen Berry......................................................................112 CONTRIBUTORS.............................................................................................195 A Wishbone by Rebecca Matheson.......................................................................114 CFP MOSAIC.....................................................................................................198 Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Gilbert McInnis............................................115 SUBMISSION....................................................................................................199 Separation Tango by Allen Berry.........................................................................121 GUIDELINES....................................................................................................199 CALL FOR PAPERS...........................................................................................199 Birch Fantasia by Rebecca Matheson.................................................................124 4 Vol. 10.2 (March 2018) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 5 EDITORIAL Finally, in “The Over-Stylization of the Disturbed/Disturbing: Tarsem Singh’s The Cell (2000) Antonio Sanna finds in Singh’s mis-en-scène the director’s authorial signature that delights the eyes of his audiences in his later works. It is March, and the quint welcomes our unseasonably warm weather and a slow melt No quint is complete without its creative and visual components. This issue is to begin this, the second issue of its tenth volume. It is too early for the birds to return honored to premiere Joanna Munholland’s haunting images and compact poetry. Allen North. We are awaiting the arrival of the ducks and geese, the Trumpeter swans, the Berry has returned with a stunningly beautiful sequence of minimalist verse. The works Sandhill cranes, the robins, and the hummingbirds. The first eagles should be appearing of short story writers are showcased in this issue. Gilbert McInnis’ “Low Spark of High next week, heralding the homecoming flocks. This spring, new writers have joined the Heeled Boys” well-crafted prose is for the car-lover in all of us. Jonothan Halfin’s “Phan- quint. Another eclectic offering of thought provoking articles, beautiful poetry, and pro- toms Over Phuc Yen” is a fascinating depiction of the airwar that took place in the 1960s vocative prose—this issue is designed for readers who enjoy reading and thinking. over Vietnam. I’ll never be able to listen to Petula Clark’s Downtown again without thinking of Gunslinger 01. This issue's visual offering, courtesy of Rebecca and myself, Showcasing writers from Canada, the United States, Canada, Tunisia, Italy, and invites you to consider the trees now begining to awaken in the warming North. In two Nigeria, our thirty fourth quint begins with Monica Zandi’s “In The White Expanse— short months, the land will be ablaze in their green leaves. Here’s to good reading and How Yves Klein Evinces Everything in Nothing, a fascinating discussion of ex nihilo, viewing, warm Spring breezes, and new leaves, thought-provoking material and a cup of nihil fit in light of Klein’s conceptual art strategy. Ying Kong’s “The Catholic Church as something hot for the cool spring evenings. We at the quint wish you all the happiness a Catalyst to Shanghai Modernity” follows. Kong effectively locates what remains of the longer days and windy afternoons can bring. the quint will be back in June with more Catholic Church now while charting the trajectory of the Jesuit fathers in the nineteenth offerings for reading and viewing in time for those lazy, hazy days of summer we know century and the Republic of China. Next, in “The Ecology and the Military in Ogaga are coming soon. Ifowodo’s The Oil Lamp,” Alex O. Edeviwie examines the impact of the oil industry on the inhabitants (human and non-human)