"This question just made my brain pixelate, and now the inside of my head's a roaring celebration."

— Smith, Ali (b. August 24, 1962)


Work Title
Date
February 7, 2017
Metaphor
"This question just made my brain pixelate, and now the inside of my head's a roaring celebration."
Metaphor in Context
Which writers -- novelists, playwrights, critics, journalists, poets -- working today do you admire most?

This question just made my brain pixelate, and now the inside of my head's a roaring celebration. That first fragment of a second, this is who came through the door: Toni Morrison, Nicola Barker, Jan Verwoert, Margaret Atwood, Giorgio Agamben, Kate Atkinson, Alasdair Gray, Helen Oyeyemi, Laurie Anderson, Marina Warner, Elif Shafak, Kamila Shamsie, Paul Virilio. . . . That's just the start of the party.
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Ali Smith, "By the Book," New York Times Book Review (February 7, 2017). <>
Date of Entry
02/13/2017

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.