Dear Kari,
It was a sneaky feeling.
I got impatient. (I get impatient) I thought you were moving the
subject in a direction opposed to that which it needed to go in. I think it
needs to go in this direction: (at least for a bit it need to go this way)
The subject seems to be : power and language (poetry as one language
formation), in 'free' and 'not-free' societies, but
(yet) there is no such thing (is there?) as 'free' speech or writing in the
sense of language not already spoken for, not already marking a place in
networks of relationships in the nexus of power. Is there? Wherever it is
associated with power (isn't it everywhere so?) --the daily use of language
('as seen on televison' ),is a daily activity of censorship.
Wystan
-----Original Message-----
From: Kari Foster [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, 10 March 2001 2:01 a.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: STIMULUS: POETRY AND CENSORSHIP
That's amazing, Wystan; how did you know I was thinking
of _you_?
K
Wystan Curnow (FOA ENG) wrote:
> Good point Kari. I have to confess to been very guilty of this.
> I can't count the number of potential masterpieces I've destroyed.
> In fact, many's the time I've put finger to key and thought here comes
> another potential masterpiece, and within seconds a little voice says to
me
> you pretentious, self-important git, its shit already and shit is what
it's
> going to be, stop right now. And I say thanks to that little voice,thank
you
> my sweet censor. Those are the worst times.
> Wystan
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