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This gets somewhat confusing when you talk with actual multiples who may or may not pay attention to what the others say. tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erminia Passannanti" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:15 AM Subject: Re: biographical poetry > We could reflect upon an issue such as whether it is possible or not to > distinguish the self from its narratives: from a theoretical point of > view , I believe that the self should remove its primacy for the sake of > the epics of the "other", therefore becoming biographical of other people's > lives (as in Brecht). But I doubt that this is truly possible. > I tend to think that all poetry is indeed a disguised form of autobiography > to the expenses of the biographical interest on the other's life. > Intertexuality is a good mean to write biographical poetry, continuing > writing about one's self, but in a more understated fashion. > biographical poetry, also, serves the ethics of dialogue. > well, in a way, all poetical translations are a form of biographical poetry. > > uhmm. > Erminia