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Jill, the depth of your response means a great deal. The echo from Transtromer was (I confess) unconsciously found, and glad to know that is so! Thanks for speaking about sound and movement. Sheila On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 8:37 PM, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > Thanks for this (oddly I didn't receive the original post so bouncing > off Doug's). > > I really liked the movement in this, particularly the sonic movement > within stanzas (alliteration, assonance). And the various ideas of > movement and making (navigating, recording, stretching). Also, and > maybe it's just me and thus unintended, I liked the echo from > Transtromer - 'the half-finished heaven' (in one translation, the Bly > I think). > > Best, > Jill > > > ________________________ > Jill Jones > www.jilljones.com.au > > Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press > http://fiveislandspress.com/catalogue/brink-jill-jones > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" > To: > Cc: > Sent:Tue, 3 Apr 2018 08:18:41 -0600 > Subject:Re: Early Snap: En Route > > Ooh, I love this version of a poetic dialogue, Sheila, & the way the > questions open up the responses. Especially the hibiscus. Maybe, as > they all become pertinent in the exchange. Stretching to that > ‘halfway finished place’ as a poetics, perhaps… > > Doug > > > On Apr 2, 2018, at 11:53 PM, Sheila Murphy wrote: > > > > *Do I give up on making what I want?*. > > It is already here. Now to navigate > > each pilgrimage of thought, > > where patterns take turns self-disclosing. > > > > *Can hibiscus preen without a personality?* > > I thought so for an hour > > before you came. Then we had things to cover > > beyond zeal and yield. > > > > *Do the neighbors hear themselves erasing silence?* > > Maybe they're a mere recording > > of what will go away, > > Dreams make language obsolete > > > > *How many altitudes can be arranged at first light?* > > I strive for higher elevation, > > Stretch to find my pace, to reach > > a tall and halfway finished place. > > > > Sheila E. Murphy > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & > Continuations 2 (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > Listen. If (UofAPress): > > There is no real > world, my friends. > Why not, then > let the stars > shine in our bones? > > Robert Kroetsch > >