Hey, interesting on the process, Andrew, but being 'a Projectivist'
doesnt mean you are not a formalist; quite the opposite, I feel.
This form works because it matches the in & out sense of being in that
eventful situation.
I'm not sure you will need the prose bits; or maybe you can cut them
down to poetic fragments too...?
Doug
On 13-Oct-10, at 6:23 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> Thank you all. Well, Doug, they are - of course - surgical
> stockings. I was
> a bit surprised I had to wear 'em the night before the op, but there
> you go:
> we are innocents led to our slaughter.
>
> It started out as a mish-mash of scribbled notes, some of which were
> less
> than clear - written in the semi-dark with a mind set free of its
> anchor by
> drugs. I typed them up, but was so disappointed in them, I left
> them ...
> until the other day I read another interview with Rae Armantrout
> where she
> discussed her method of composition. This encouraged me to go back
> to them
> and cut away the filigree and detritus. One huge surgical session
> left me
> hopeful there was a cohesive poem there; another two or three cutting
> sessions left me with this shape. It is still remarkably lumpy
> (especially
> when I put back the prose bits - I must work on those more) but
> maybe that
> is what it is meant to be. There is a formalist inside me who fights
> with
> the Projectivist!
>
> Are the 'best' poems often unsettling in their gestation? I find my
> most
> praised poems are often ones I still have issues with. Go figure.
>
> Anyone have a distinct dislike for parts or all of it? I have my
> armour on
> today, so feel free to fire away ...
>
> Thanks for asking, Max. I am much much better - I have been
> spreading about
> 8 cubic metres of mulch around our gardens since it arrived
> yesterday. I
> could not have even wheeled the wheelbarrow 13 or 14 weeks ago! Now
> I am
> enjoying it - amazing.
>
>
> On 14 October 2010 07:10, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Tremendous, Andrew.
>> Let us know of the writing's developments, etc.
>> Trusting you are now very fit.
>> Best from Max
>>
>>
>> On 13/10/10 8:56 PM, "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> *(Hoping the formatting stays steady, at least in Rich Formatting)*
>>>
>>> *łA man weeps first with his eyes.˛*
>>>
>>> *Hospital Notes July 2010 *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am Bed 6GC
>>>
>>> beside the helipad.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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