Check out some of Prynne’s earlier works (Brass, The Kitchen Poems) & you’ll see the Olson attraction — but the later work does indeed not visibly connect with Olson’s. You could say the same thing for Prynne’s long association with Ed Dorn. On Dec 13, 2013, at 8:30 PM, jesse <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What I find strange about these conversations about Prynne is that he began as a devotee of Olson--Cid Corman introduced them. In what way did Olson influence Prynne--was it solely the projective verse thing, or does Prynne's work itself--maybe we're talking about the earliest--relect Olson's manner of writing, stance toward subject, etc.? Nobody mentions this connection. Jess _____________________________________________________ Out now! Order today: Meditations on the Stations of Mansur al-Hallaj by Pierre Joris Chax Press: http://chax.org/ SPD:http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9780989431606/meditations-on-the-stations-of-mansur-alhallaj.aspx _____________________________________________________ Pierre Joris cell: 518 225 7123 email: [log in to unmask] http://pierrejoris.com Nomadics blog: http://pierrejoris.com/blog/ ______________________________________________________ I don’t know if we can get rid of our “soul waste” more easily than of our “atomic waste” — Paul Celan ______________________________________________________