Barry suggested I repost a response (slightly amended) to his post to
the list:
Yes, the multiple ways were intended (a military one, avant garde and
especially boundaries) though the initial allusion was to childhood
memory which contained a publication called the School Magazine linked
to broadcasts on worthy literary and other topics heard during school.
'nuff said.
best,
Jill
On Friday, November 11, 2005, at 06:40 AM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Jill,
>
> I like this, & was particularly struck by the multiple ways in which
> one
> could understand
>
> "the small magazine and its ammunition
> blurted from a speaker above the wall."
>
> Barry
>
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:18:24 +1100, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Now and where
>>
>> Change the materials, change the room
>> change the line into the old dark matter
>> when I stared out the window
>> green into dazing afternoons
>> the small magazine and its ammunition
>> blurted from a speaker above the wall.
>> Even now it's trying to contain me
>> between asphalt and chlorine
>> in sight of the blue hills
>> someone once thought they'd discovered
>> so they built a map and a road
>> into the horizon's breast.
>> It brings messages and materials
>> old as sunlight, as new born wishes
>> against shine and dictatorships
>> a line which can turn without flinching.
>>
>>
>> Jill Jones, 10 November 2005, Sydney
>>
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Latest books:
Broken/Open. Available from Salt Publishing
http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smp/1844710416.htm
Where the Sea Burns. Wagtail Series. Picaro Press
PO Box 853, Warners Bay, NSW, 2282. [log in to unmask]
Struggle and radiance: ten commentaries (Wild Honey Press)
http://www.wildhoneypress.com
web site: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones
blog1: Ruby Street http://rubystreet.blogspot.com/
blog2: Latitudes http://itudes.blogspot.com/
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