“[E]xperimentalism is often suspicious of formally conservative notions like ‘ear’ and the essentialist values they evoke. Language poetry in particular is in large part predicated on the rejection of the illusion of presence promoted by the privileging of speech and voice.”
—K. Silem Mohammad at Harriet
Essential translation: Garbage in, garbage out.
The party line has be reaffirmed from time to time. Otherwise they'd forget and backslide. But I always 'ear' on the side of poetry.
lucky stroke, as I<br /><br />just noticed that 124,198 people looked / read this post on your blog ….<br />how many of them actually read the poem and the article …. and got beyond any<br />'enjambment' much less disconnected from boths prescribed / boring 'context' and 'syntax' ?<br /><br />any / all praxis aside<br />how to just proceed<br />minus the connectives<
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Harriet has a blue link at the bottom of the page where readers can “report a problem with the poem.” First amusing misperception of the day (I think they meant technical problem). At first I thought the poem was written tongue in cheek, a poet making fun of badly written poetry. His ear essay had me stop reading when he began pontificating about Creeley’s arbitrary, motivated enjambments
Well, I’ll be—<br /><br />If it ain’t one of them there snow jobs where we’re all supposed to sit tight under a ton of heavy fluff till the next avalanche hits.<br />
Ever notice how much these guys sound like an oil company executive placidly explaining to "news" reporters why dumping thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean isn't really bad for the environment?
just read K. Silem's essay …. JEEESH !<br />what the Hell's Bells he talking about ?<br />and<br />he MEANS to tell me that he understands<br />what he is saying-writing while instead I <br />mostly standsunder and (sort of) do without<br /><br />derigitave terems surrounding set tricks and<br />gimmicks…<br /><br />ZI mean these guys and gals ALL depend upon their<br />definitives
Ha, ha