I wonder whether the result of cutting the original poem and/or the second
version into single words and then picking them at random and presenting
without revision would be formally instructive. Have enjoyed quoting Gysin
& Burroughs' phrase "Cut up or shut up!" on occasion, though it is too
insistent. Barry
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:08:19 +0100, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I think play - serious play - is the only thing that works when you
>write poems. Thoughts of posterity weigh people into the ground.
>
>Cutting up your own work, or letting others share the experience is
>remarkably freeing for me. Certainly takes the preciousness out of the
>'tude.
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