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epitome of incomprehensibility
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Hello there. Absurd title, I know, but I just wanted to use the space to review and recommend books of poetry I've read... everyone else is welcome to add poetry-related blatherings of all sorts.
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Eunoia, by Christian Bok
-This is a very cool book... in a slightly geeky sort of way. Most of the content is one epic work divided into five chapters, each of which is dedicated to a vowel. All the words that appear can ONLY use that vowel. An example from the beginning:
"Awkward grammar appals a craftsman. A Dada bard as daft as Tzara damns stagnant art and scrawls an alpha (a slapdash arc and a backward zag) that mars all stanzas and jams all ballads (what a scandal)."
It's not just a clever show-offy concept. The language creates beautiful rhythms, the content manages to make sense and it's frequently very funny. Highly recommended.
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Juicer
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Thank you, EoI, for the suggestion! What an amusing sample you have proffered. I think I shall peruse this title when time permits.
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unhinged
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czeslaw_milosz ?
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unhinged
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some oldies but goodies
jim_carroll
saying_saying_away by ar_ammons
ee_cummings
neruda
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i second the eunoia recommendation
christian bok taught (teaches?) at my former school and i wanted to take his poetry class, but it was full
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e_o_i
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Cool! Does he live in Toronto? I think I heard something to that effect but I'm not sure. Some good poets who teach at Concordia are Stephanie Bolster and Jon Fiorentino. My prof last term, David McGimpsey, also has a couple of books out but I haven't looked at them yet...
and for unhinged's suggestions... I like e.e. cummings... the others I'll have to check out. See you.
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he did when he taught at york u, but it seems he now teaches in calgary.
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unhinged
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you would definitely like ar_ammons and jim_carroll then
neruda is juicy latin love poems; beautiful similes
good old czeslaw; that's my polack pride. i have a feeling he sounds better in polish.
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have you ever read i: six nonlectures by ee_cummings?
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ah, hello. No, not yet.
-and how about Mina_Loy? The part I posted is from Songs to Joannes.
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