Hi folks
This is I guess a response to the recent arguing about the politics and ethics of
language and the place of poetry in all this. Well, I've got a little observation to
share with yous: Language will be the death of poetry. For those keen on
philosophical implications of grammer and such trite, I suggest undertaking a degree
in literature and memorising Derrida. Poetry is about the non-linguistic striving
for articulation. breath, syllable, form, measure, narrative, myths, memories and
ENERGY are our devices in using the words of a language WITHOUT submitting to their
defined or logical (grammatical) usage. Intellectualism has been the plague of
contemporary poetry. DON'T write poetry that is a show-case of your superior
intellect to show-off your vast vocabulary and PLEASE if you do write such garbage
DON'T publish it. Have mercy. There are, as estimated, four hundred people or less
left who purchase poetry in Australia. PLEASE let's hold on to them. I, THE POET,
NEEDS THEM! It's a plea. Can we not scare them away? I really REALLY don't want to
write prose. It bores me shitless and makes me suicidal; have mercy.
Ali A
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