Intriguing question, Barry. I wonder if he finds the point of the next
letter by numbers, its place in the alphabet, or just a certain
randomness? His poetry, BTW, is very good (I've got both Empty Texas
and Blue Grass).
Your catch of Mueck's phrases is nicely sharp, as usual....
Doug
On 30-May-07, at 12:18 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Thanks for referencing this project, Max. I'm curious whether the
> form of
> Peter Minter's text can be named. It resembles a mesostic, but the
> spelling out of the title of Imants Tillers' painting one letter per
> line
> does not follow any positional schematics I can ascertain.
>
> My one attempt at Australian ekphrasis surprises me in retrospect by
> seeming to limit itself to one sculpture by Ron Mueck:
>
>
> INMELBOURNERHYMESWITHBUICK
>
>
> Right--I was a model-maker.
> Oversized babies and
> now--he is just too hairy
> morning I think, “Oh no I am sewing on hair again,”
> unless it is being performed
> expression. “It is fantastic.”
> Can appreciate that,
> kids, unable to imagine what?
>
>
> Barry Alpert
>
>
>
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