Like the little lacquer boxes, Kent. Well, as for a), h'm, mebbee both.
Lebensraum. Make way for the Nova Poetica.
david
----- Original Message -----
From: kent johnson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: haibun: orientalism
> Right-o, David. I fully agree with b) and c). And I know what you mean
with
> a), but why worry about "regaining territory"? Wouldn't the point be more
> like clearing out new territory/topography for writing? No race
involved...
>
> The examples I've seen so far (at Mudlark, for ex.) are not what holds out
> that promise, from my p.o.v : I'm talking aobut the extended form. The
> pieces by Murphy are fine, but don't succeed in getting beyond being
little
> lacquer boxes decorated with a dash of American action painting.
>
> Kent
>
> ------------------
> >Absolutely, Kent. I have no Oriental thoughts. What interests me is the
> >idea
> >of something that can a) regain territory from the novel b) dare to
venture
> >into Speculative Philosophy c) sob every so often, or cry, lyrically
> >
> >david
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: kent johnson <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:18 PM
> >Subject: Re: haibun: English examples
> >
> >
> > > Thanks, William. I was unaware of these. I suppose the ongoing task
> >would
> >be
> > > to see if the form might be developed in ways that take it into
> >something
> > > other than the quaintness of an "avant-garde" Orientalism.
> > >
> > > Kent
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: William Slaughter <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Reply-To: William Slaughter <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Subject: Re: haibun: English attempts
> > > >Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:40:47 -0500
> > > >
> > > >A Sound the Mobile Makes in Wind, fifty of Sheila Murphy's "American
> > > >haibun, are on view as Mudlark No. 8 (1998). Rupert Loydell (Stride
> >Press
> > > >and Magazine) and Bob Garlitz have a dozen of their "mirror haibun"
> >coming
> > > >out as a Mudlark poster, scheduled for release in March.
> > > >
> > > >William Slaughter
> > > >_________________
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> > > >URL: http://www.unf.edu/mudlark
> > > >
> > > >On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, kent johnson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Candice Ward writes to mention examples of which I was not aware:
> > > > >
> > > > > "...John Tranter and Andrew Burke have done [a great deal] to
> >revitalize
> > > >the
> > > > > haibun in Australia, as Sheila Murphy and Charles Alexander (among
> > > >others)
> > > > > have done here in the U.S. (In fact, Sheila and Charles have even
> > > > > collaborated on a book-length work in haibun form, a portion of
> >which
> >is
> > > > > excerpted in a recent issue of JACKET (#10?)."
> > > > >
> > > > > Kent
> > > > >
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