> I have quite a number of Wild Honey Press books; it's an excellent
> list. I've always thought they were the ideal way to read poetry,
> the reading of such lovingly made objects being a sensual and
> meditative experience which focusses on the _poem_.
>
Now that get's the nub of something. It is that quality of attentiveness to
the poem that is so marked in the Wild Honey books, and precisely what I
desire of poems as objects in print, on paper. Tactile, focused, and almost
like a painting in a good gallery, admitted to be _there_, nestling in its
occasion.
Best
Dave
David Bircumshaw
Leicester, England
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: Wild Honey
> How lovely to log on and see those messages, David and David. I've
> probably said it before, but I'll say it again: my poetry publishing
> forays in the past have been somewhat miserable; I have never had a
> sense of "ah, my book!" holding it in my hand. Until Randolph
> printed Mnemosyne. It's the most pleased I've ever been. My first
> experience was Penguin, which put me off publishing anything
> literally for six years: I was so horrified and disappointed at being
> on the production line.
>
> I have quite a number of Wild Honey Press books; it's an excellent
> list. I've always thought they were the ideal way to read poetry,
> the reading of such lovingly made objects being a sensual and
> meditative experience which focusses on the _poem_.
>
> Best
>
> Alison
>
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