Just back from the pub and the builders are busy in the back garden
so I will sneak a quiet 5 minutes or so here.
I enjoy Ruth Padel's ephemeral poetry, actually buying a book or two,
cos I am fascinated as to how her Irish love affair is going to finish
up. She is entertaining.
As for Rimbaud I suppose I have read all the books and now see people
chasing themselves round in circles on `britpo' and adding nothing new.
There is not much in the Illuminations I would go for nowadays
but Saison is pure genius and there is remarkable work in the previous
poems. I would tend to downgrade Drunken Boat in favour of Seven years old.
As for Gerty Stein never read her and it seems a bit late now. Perhaps
Doug still feels enthusiastic at reading new miracles but it would
take a lot to turn me on. Although at the moment I am interested in
the Australians: John KInsella's uneven `The Hunt' which must be read,
Anthony Lawrencre's `The Grim Periphery' which is brilliant writing,
and Alison Croggon's `Requiem' (unfinished)
demostrate a formidable body of talent.
Regarding Andrew Duncan the Shearsman issue shows him to continue
developing in an interesting way. I preffered Bourbon. But to make
a poem live you have to put yourself inside it by identifying with
a character in your story etc and I dont really think he did that.
But `telling stories'. Thats what its all about . We have been doing
that since the beginning of time and the postmoderns should take note.
Hic
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