Random ramblings

The article continueth; i’m upwards of 2500 words in by now and may end up making it a two-parter since I suspect I’m only about a third of the way in.  But deciding where to break it?  That may be tough; it may just end up being a marathon read for the inordinately interested, of whom there may be ten or fifteen potential readers.  I’m hoping to have it up by Christmas; outside, Jan 1. 

Suffice it to say that it will end up being about a lot more than just an IWPS report.  To the point: received an email from Buddy Ray MacNiece this morning that ended with a quote that kinda sums up some of what’s in there:

"Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers first that it was a song."  — Borges

And, I would add, that at the very least in the case of slam poetry, that there’s a ritual aspect to it, and a communal purpose.  (More on that in the article; stay tuned.)

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It is annoying that when I forget to adjust the shuffle setting on my iTunes, and actually want to listen to a whole album by some artist (rare for me, preferring the serendipity of getting what comes up), I end up going from TV On The Radio to No Doubt. 

Fixed now…but the annoyance lingers.  (God, I love "Dear Science.")

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Today:  writing, cleaning, un-cluttering (still haven’t really put the house back together from the prep and packing for IWPS), and shopping later. 

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And how are y’all doing?