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Collaborative philosophy blog exploring the edges of thought: Continental philosophy, art, poetry, litcrit, technology, and the occult.
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New at Last Grotto: "Never Mind" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
Desire gives without asking, while the self digs on for what may already be gone.
lastgrotto.net/posts/never-...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
Desire gives without asking, while the self digs on for what may already be gone.
lastgrotto.net/posts/never-...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
Never Mind
Desire gives without asking, while the self digs on for what may already be gone
lastgrotto.net
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New at Last Grotto: "Never Mind" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
Desire gives without asking, while the self digs on for what may already be gone.
lastgrotto.net/posts/never-...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
Desire gives without asking, while the self digs on for what may already be gone.
lastgrotto.net/posts/never-...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
New at Last Grotto: "Reading" by Jacob Friesenhahn
"If he smiles
life loves me after all.
If he scowls
I have no chance."
A tarot reading traces how presence and mood tilt the heart between blessing and loss.
lastgrotto.net/posts/reading/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #tarot #PoetryCommunity
"If he smiles
life loves me after all.
If he scowls
I have no chance."
A tarot reading traces how presence and mood tilt the heart between blessing and loss.
lastgrotto.net/posts/reading/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #tarot #PoetryCommunity
Reading
A tarot reading traces how presence and mood tilt the heart between blessing and loss
lastgrotto.net
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
New at Last Grotto: "Reading" by Jacob Friesenhahn
"If he smiles
life loves me after all.
If he scowls
I have no chance."
A tarot reading traces how presence and mood tilt the heart between blessing and loss.
lastgrotto.net/posts/reading/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #tarot #PoetryCommunity
"If he smiles
life loves me after all.
If he scowls
I have no chance."
A tarot reading traces how presence and mood tilt the heart between blessing and loss.
lastgrotto.net/posts/reading/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #tarot #PoetryCommunity
New at Last Grotto: "Repentance" by Jacob Friesenhahn, from The Prayer of the Mantis
"No.
Redemption
will find me still
where I am."
A voice insists redemption does not precede the self but meets one where one stands.
lastgrotto.net/posts/repent...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
"No.
Redemption
will find me still
where I am."
A voice insists redemption does not precede the self but meets one where one stands.
lastgrotto.net/posts/repent...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
Repentance
A voice insists redemption does not precede the self but meets one where one stands
lastgrotto.net
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM
New at Last Grotto: "Repentance" by Jacob Friesenhahn, from The Prayer of the Mantis
"No.
Redemption
will find me still
where I am."
A voice insists redemption does not precede the self but meets one where one stands.
lastgrotto.net/posts/repent...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
"No.
Redemption
will find me still
where I am."
A voice insists redemption does not precede the self but meets one where one stands.
lastgrotto.net/posts/repent...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
New at Last Grotto: "roach" by Jacob Friesenhahn, from The Prayer of the Mantis
A dying roach reveals the tension between life's stubborn motion and a world that seems indifferent.
lastgrotto.net/posts/roach/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
A dying roach reveals the tension between life's stubborn motion and a world that seems indifferent.
lastgrotto.net/posts/roach/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
roach
A dying roach reveals the tension between life’s stubborn motion and a world that seems indifferent
lastgrotto.net
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 AM
New at Last Grotto: "roach" by Jacob Friesenhahn, from The Prayer of the Mantis
A dying roach reveals the tension between life's stubborn motion and a world that seems indifferent.
lastgrotto.net/posts/roach/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
A dying roach reveals the tension between life's stubborn motion and a world that seems indifferent.
lastgrotto.net/posts/roach/
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #PoetryCommunity
New at Last Grotto: "Purr" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
"For now,
your heart beats,
lost beneath
her purr."
Exploring a moment of quiet grace in the small hours.
lastgrotto.net/posts/purr/
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Cats #PoetryCommunity
"For now,
your heart beats,
lost beneath
her purr."
Exploring a moment of quiet grace in the small hours.
lastgrotto.net/posts/purr/
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Cats #PoetryCommunity
Purr
In a sleepless moment of quiet grace, an old cat's purr anchors the heart
lastgrotto.net
December 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New at Last Grotto: "Purr" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
"For now,
your heart beats,
lost beneath
her purr."
Exploring a moment of quiet grace in the small hours.
lastgrotto.net/posts/purr/
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Cats #PoetryCommunity
"For now,
your heart beats,
lost beneath
her purr."
Exploring a moment of quiet grace in the small hours.
lastgrotto.net/posts/purr/
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Cats #PoetryCommunity
New at the Last Grotto: "The Basilica of the Little Flower" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
A basilica bears witness to urban transformation and enduring faith in San Antonio.
lastgrotto.net/posts/basili...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #SanAntonio #TexasPoetry
A basilica bears witness to urban transformation and enduring faith in San Antonio.
lastgrotto.net/posts/basili...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #SanAntonio #TexasPoetry
The Basilica of the Little Flower
A century-old basilica stands witness to urban decay and enduring faith
lastgrotto.net
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New at the Last Grotto: "The Basilica of the Little Flower" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
A basilica bears witness to urban transformation and enduring faith in San Antonio.
lastgrotto.net/posts/basili...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #SanAntonio #TexasPoetry
A basilica bears witness to urban transformation and enduring faith in San Antonio.
lastgrotto.net/posts/basili...
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #SanAntonio #TexasPoetry
“Christmas in Japan,” a new poem by Jacob Friesenhahn at The Last Grotto.
A winter walk, the first quiet steps into love.
Read it here (first publication):
lastgrotto.net/posts/christ...
#poetry #Japan
A winter walk, the first quiet steps into love.
Read it here (first publication):
lastgrotto.net/posts/christ...
#poetry #Japan
Christmas in Japan
A winter walk becomes a tender beginning, two people stepping into love's unknown
lastgrotto.net
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“Christmas in Japan,” a new poem by Jacob Friesenhahn at The Last Grotto.
A winter walk, the first quiet steps into love.
Read it here (first publication):
lastgrotto.net/posts/christ...
#poetry #Japan
A winter walk, the first quiet steps into love.
Read it here (first publication):
lastgrotto.net/posts/christ...
#poetry #Japan
New at Last Grotto: "November" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
This last day of November brings us an elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment
Read it: lastgrotto.net/posts/novemb...
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryCommunity #LiteraryArts #November
This last day of November brings us an elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment
Read it: lastgrotto.net/posts/novemb...
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryCommunity #LiteraryArts #November
November
An elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment
lastgrotto.net
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New at Last Grotto: "November" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of The Prayer of the Mantis
This last day of November brings us an elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment
Read it: lastgrotto.net/posts/novemb...
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryCommunity #LiteraryArts #November
This last day of November brings us an elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment
Read it: lastgrotto.net/posts/novemb...
#Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryCommunity #LiteraryArts #November
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Reposted by The Last Grotto - Un Salon Virtuel
Reposted by The Last Grotto - Un Salon Virtuel
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Poetry as a vector for breaking AI constraints—verse prompts jailbreak LLMs up to 18x more effectively than prose (90%+ in some models). A fascinating case study in how aesthetic structures interact with computational control systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for Large Language Models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated po...
arxiv.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Poetry as a vector for breaking AI constraints—verse prompts jailbreak LLMs up to 18x more effectively than prose (90%+ in some models). A fascinating case study in how aesthetic structures interact with computational control systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
New #poem by Jacob Friesenhahn captures the spirit of San Antonio's iconic Liberty Bar on Alamo Street—the second in a pair exploring this beloved landmark. Read it here (published for the first time): lastgrotto.net/posts/libert... #Poetry #Literature #PoetryCommunity #SanAntonio
Liberty Bar
A sanctuary turned bar burns with the ghosts of devotion and hunger
lastgrotto.net
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New #poem by Jacob Friesenhahn captures the spirit of San Antonio's iconic Liberty Bar on Alamo Street—the second in a pair exploring this beloved landmark. Read it here (published for the first time): lastgrotto.net/posts/libert... #Poetry #Literature #PoetryCommunity #SanAntonio
A poem by one of our members, Jacob Friesenhahn: lastgrotto.net/posts/libert...
Look for more of Jacob's poems over the coming weeks.
#poetry
Look for more of Jacob's poems over the coming weeks.
#poetry
Liberty Bar
Former lovers discover their wounds still recognize each other.
lastgrotto.net
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A poem by one of our members, Jacob Friesenhahn: lastgrotto.net/posts/libert...
Look for more of Jacob's poems over the coming weeks.
#poetry
Look for more of Jacob's poems over the coming weeks.
#poetry