I’m wondering, intrigued, Bill…
from exposing bodies to ‘family members’ distracted somewhat.
from ‘topmost’ to - ‘bottom-most’…
From ‘visible lips’ to invisible lips…
Extraordinary provocations everywhere, most original.
Max
On Jun 24, 2015, at 7:45, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ah, but do we? Never tie in stance, etc?
>
> It’s an intriguing mind-game, Bill, & well articulated, but I’m not convinced…
>
> Doug
> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:23 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> only knowing people by their heads
>> what they allow to shoot
>> above their collars
>>
>> or to peep from under their hats
>> for their whole lives
>> utterances all that count
>>
>> from their visible lips
>> or maybe squirms
>> or eyebrow lifts
>>
>> who are people anyway?
>> the sum of exposed heads
>> and covered trunks
>>
>> and brandished limbs?
>> what if we projected instead
>> soul-skins?
>>
>> identifying emotional meters
>> rather than eyes and mouths
>> and postures?
>>
>> imagine shopping
>> working
>> spending time
>>
>> with family members
>> dating
>> dealing with strangers
>>
>> how much depends every day
>> on how we register people's
>> privileged topmost bits?
>>
>> bw
>
> Douglas Barbour
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> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress).
> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
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> Done in by creation itself.
>
> I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too.
> The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books?
> We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming?
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> Robert Kroetsch.
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