"the contingency of one poet reading another" (Zukofsky) a "catastrophe" (Williams) "is of course, the rage" (Stevens). My impression of it, sorry Luke On 8 August 2018 at 11:18, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > not knowing what to do > > or *the whole history of any art* > > > On 8 August 2018 at 11:13, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> specifically mean potential rivals not knowing what to do... all good fun >> >> Luke >> >> On 8 August 2018 at 11:06, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Demoiselles_d%27Avignon >>> >>> Luke >>> >>> >>> On 8 August 2018 at 10:56, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> “If modern music may be said to have a definite beginning , then it >>>> started with ... the opening of Prelude a L apres midi d’un faune..” >>>> >>>> a critic. Anyway, sorry for going on no-one is still here >>>> >>>> Luke >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8 August 2018 at 10:38, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ... atonality. But, one work, one composition, one painting, that has >>>>> all your peers looking at each other and moaning "this is still Ok right?" >>>>> >>>>> Luke >>>>> >>>>> On 8 August 2018 at 10:28, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Joyce... Picasso (the guy) >>>>>> >>>>>> Luke >>>>>> >>>>>> On 8 August 2018 at 10:18, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> > it being seen as equal to The Waste Land or something >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One thing I like about that poem is that I can't really see it >>>>>>> happening in any other art, not without dissolving it into conceptualism >>>>>>> etc., anyway. So I painted a picture so great that everyone else is scared >>>>>>> to pain for a while... >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Luke >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15 February 2018 at 04:41, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > Due probably to his then “success” with that awful poem he wrote >>>>>>>> about the Iraq war and it being seen as equal to The Waste Land or >>>>>>>> something >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Where can I get a copy of this masterpiece? along with any guides >>>>>>>> or supplementary reading necessary, I mean. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All the best, >>>>>>>> Luke >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 14 February 2018 at 15:54, David Lace <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Just a thought about The UK Poets list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Reading the “another list trouble” thread I noticed The UK Poets >>>>>>>>> list is mentioned a few times. The list is now closed down. I tried to join >>>>>>>>> it a few years ago but was told that it was by invitation only that new >>>>>>>>> members could join. That was a bit off, I thought. Later I got to know >>>>>>>>> someone on the list and I asked him what his experience of it was, and he >>>>>>>>> said that the topics discussions were quite boring and very specialised ie >>>>>>>>> you had to be an academic to keep pace with them. He also said that many of >>>>>>>>> its members used to hero worship the poet Kester Sutherland, and that few >>>>>>>>> would argue with him as he was seen as being a fount of all knowledge. Due >>>>>>>>> probably to his then “success” with that awful poem he wrote about the Iraq >>>>>>>>> war and it being seen as equal to The Waste Land or something. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My friend left the list shortly before it closed down. Was any one >>>>>>>>> here on that list? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the BRITISH-IRISH-POETS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=BRITISH-IRISH-POETS&A=1