Sunday, October 16, 2011

'red' and stuff on the floor

i went to the first meet of a new poetry reading group at Adds Donna today - it was really nice. i think i have a new friend crush, and she gave us this quote, "a big part of poetry is being aware that you are reading."

thinking through some materials on my studio floor (while channeling Jason Dodge)

in our group we read Autobiography of Red, by Anne Carson. it's pretty amazing - i need to read it again. here is a nice part from it:
Then he met Herakles and the kingdoms of his life all shifted down a few notches.
They were two superior eels
at the bottom of the tank and they recognized each other like italics.
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The world poured back and forth between their eyes once or twice.
pg. 39
the change from my pocket on the bathroom tile

next month we read Maggie Nelxon's Bluets. [from red to blue - rods and cones]

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