This gravitational song meted against displacement
The slow movement of holding you
*By the lake, deep amid fir and silver poplar*
Dream sleep's energetic function
During meditation each finger rayed in cactus spikes
Blake crossed out sweet desire, wrote iron wire
It was the discovery of human electromagnetism
*made a sign, opened curtains, revealed the garden*
Mouth perpendicular to mouth energised desire
Allen Fisher, from "Around the World," in GRAVITY (page 15), Salt
Publishing, 2004.
[the lines between "*" are in italics]
On Apr 13, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Randolph Healy wrote:
> I'd like to invite listmembers to post a quotation that they like
> from a contemporary(ish) British or Irish poet.
>
> Not too long (i.e. within the meaning of fair use), giving the name
> of the poet and, if relevant / possible, a reference to the
> publication in which it appears.
> Listmembers can, of course, post as many as they like.
>
> I'll collect these and post the result as a file to the list. The
> project can remain open for additions and updates can be posted from
> time to time.
>
> best
>
> Randolph
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