I suppose, Doug, that I mean 'planned' to a certain extent. For example, the
idea of the medieval tapestry intrigues me as a formal structuring device
for a longer poem. But then, when writing the poem, I certainly wouldn't
determine it as far as what goes where, if that makes any sense.
John Herbert Cunningham
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But what do you mean by 'planned' here, John? I go with Mark on this,
to the extent that I want the poem to be an exploration as it happen,
which I think is what he's getting at. What generates the process? And
that it is a process, active, in the writing.... Creeley has spoken
especially well on this.
Doug
On 15-Apr-10, at 8:16 AM, John Herbert Cunningham wrote:
> I don't necessarily agree with this assertion, Mark. I know that I
> have, in
> fact, planned so called 'open form' poetry.
> John Herbert Cunningham
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