"Tactical use" here seems kin to "plausible deniability"--meaning "I'm
sloganeering for effect more than anything else." A look at Grenier's
"Sentences" shows a huge number of speech-based pieces, overheard
detritus:
I've got to go over and get it
I don't mind cars at night
who
ate
the
sherbet
Laura
Grenier's a nonstop talker, too.
John Latta
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Ron Silliman wrote:
> If you read Grenier's essay, it's quite evident that this is a tactical use
> of that term, as in "the metaphor of speech has been totally overdone to the
> point that it's meaningless." It's also clear that Bob is really more
> interested in the way words pop up in one's imagination & he tends to
> recreate this in his readings in various inventive manners. His performances
> are halfway between Brecht & Buddy Hackett.
>
> Ron
>
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