John Latta mines the visual art and thought of Patrick Swift to reveal the muddy-headedness of certain trends in our current verse. Funny that what seems so clear when we talk about art becomes so cloudy when we talk about poetry. But then words are cloudier than paint, I suppose….
Yep. No blog profile. Tho I must say I love the idea of an anonymous tombstone. Not unknown, mind, 'anonymous'. Wouldn't that confuse and amuse folks long after I'm dust :)<br /><br /><br />And surely I can't be the only one who gets annoyed with 'registering' with a company in order to give a point of view on what is, purportedly, a free and open web for all. Anyone
I think Anonymous means that "John W." just lacks a Blogger profile. I may be wrong, though. There are a lot of Anonymous comments out there. I wouldn't mind posting anonymously sometimes, but I'd do it under a pseudonym. If you run across a comment by Phineas Qwoof it's probably mine….
I agree with Anonymous but what is it with these people who wish to remain anonymous–when they die, what will the tombstone write above their "remains"–"Here lies Mr./Mrs,/Ms. Anonymous who lived a life without a name?"–a great link to a great artist, Swift be thy name!
Great find. Swift has a point alright- and he made it fifty years ago! Like his work too.<br /><br />John W.