This piece, I believe, says a lot more than what it's written. From what it seems, it's a posted contradiction (or is it irony?) of its original statement which gives it a nice flip in meaning. Reminds me of some equivalent statement "kill all those who think violence resolves anything" (not an actual quote that I know of, but something similar to an actual quote).
This piece really reminds me of the piece that we read yesterday-Mown Lawn. It has a similar style of playing with the words. It very thoughtfully written and makes sense at the same time.
Although this piece is short, it is saying alot. I really like the use of the words because the sound of the poem is kind of playful but the meaning of the poem is powerful. I like the idea of always and never, and as William said it is sort of a contradiction which gives you something to think about. I really enjoyed reading this poem, and as I said before, it really made me think about these two words as larger ideas.
M. Sept 8: Kurt Vonnegut Jr./ Justine on Franz Kafka W. Sept 10: Arlene on Denis Johnson / Joanne on Eileen Myles M. Sept 15: Nicholson Baker / Jody Ann on Lori Moore W. Sept 17: WORKSHOP (Jacob and Ashmeena and Patricia) M. Sept 22: Roland Barthes / Jacob on Jorge Luis Borges W. Sept 24: Class cancelled. M. Oct 6: WORKSHOP (Joanne and Nadia and Tyrike) T. Oct 14: Maria on Lydia Davis / Joe Brainard / Angie on Jack Spicer W. Oct 15: WORKSHOP (William, Angie, and Shane) M. Oct 20: WORKSHOP W. Oct 22: B. K. Stefans / Patricia on J.R. Carpenter (who will also visit) M. Oct 27: Ammiel Alcalay / Dewa on Mahmoud Darwish / kari edwards / Anthony on Kent Johnson W. Oct 29: WORKSHOP (Jody-Ann, Justine, Anthony, and Dewa) M. Nov 3: Hallie on Kimiko Hahn / Roger Sedarat / Nadia on Marjane Satrapi W. Nov 5: WORKSHOP (Maria, Arlene, and Hallie) M. Nov 10: Georges Perec / Christian Bök / Ashmeena on Kenneth Goldsmith W. Nov. 12: WORKSHOP (Jacob, Tyrike) M. Nov 17: Bertolt Brecht / William on Antonin Artaud W. Nov 19: WORKSHOP (Patricia, Shane) M. Nov 24: Miranda July / Spalding Gray / Shane on Catherine Kidd W. Nov 26: WORKSHOP (Ashmeena, Jody-Ann, Angie) M. Dec 1: Anna Deveare Smith / Tyrike on Ntozake Shange W. Dec 3: WORKSHOP M. Dec 8: WORKSHOP W. Dec 10: WORKSHOP M. Dec 15: WORKSHOP
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This piece, I believe, says a lot more than what it's written. From what it seems, it's a posted contradiction (or is it irony?) of its original statement which gives it a nice flip in meaning. Reminds me of some equivalent statement "kill all those who think violence resolves anything" (not an actual quote that I know of, but something similar to an actual quote).
This piece really reminds me of the piece that we read yesterday-Mown Lawn. It has a similar style of playing with the words. It very thoughtfully written and makes sense at the same time.
Although this piece is short, it is saying alot. I really like the use of the words because the sound of the poem is kind of playful but the meaning of the poem is powerful. I like the idea of always and never, and as William said it is sort of a contradiction which gives you something to think about. I really enjoyed reading this poem, and as I said before, it really made me think about these two words as larger ideas.
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