From 61baf210a9d0d4fffcd82751ba3419dd2feb349d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:29:46 -0700 Subject: Revise a few poems in Elegies Also add a .gitignore. How is this so late? --- manifesto_poetics.river | 577 ------------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 577 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 manifesto_poetics.river (limited to 'manifesto_poetics.river') diff --git a/manifesto_poetics.river b/manifesto_poetics.river deleted file mode 100644 index d0f9bd0..0000000 --- a/manifesto_poetics.river +++ /dev/null @@ -1,577 +0,0 @@ -what -is -a -poem -i -think -it -was -yeats -that -called -a -poem -the -best -words -in -the -best -order -and -that -is -not -an -inaccurate -description -but -i -do -not -think -it -captures -all -of -what -a -poem -is -let -me -start -with -communication -communication -is -a -transaction -an -exchange -between -two -people -or -entities -in -which -one -the -speaker/writer/communicator -gives -the -other -the -reader/listener/consumer -a -set -of -ideas -/ -a -wireframe -organization -of -a -concept -/ -a -set -of -reasons/instructions -for -action -in -many -kinds -of -communication -for -example -speeches -reports -or -advertisements -the -kind -of -ideas -transacted -are -generally -factual/logical/brain-based -in -nature -in -art -these -ideas -are -emotional/heart-based -in -short -art -is -to -emotion -as -an -article -is -to -information -i -think -art -should -strive -to -transmit -the -emotion -the -author -feels -as -efficiently -as -possible -to -the -reader -of -that -art -in -order -to -do -this -multiple -notation -systems -have -been -devised -music -is -the -most -notable -example -that -comes -to -mind -as -it -has -the -most -rigid -style -but -grammar -as -used -self-consciously -in -writing -would -be -another -example -poetry -has -only -a -very -loose -set -of -rules -and -assumptions -that -allow -it -a -sort -of -notational -language -and -this -is -complicated -by -the -fact -that -when -writing -poetry -the -author -writes -for -a -different -medium -poetry -is -meant -to -be -performed -aloud -this -makes -the -notation -system -even -more -important -but -again -it -is -hard -to -come -up -with -a -system -that -will -be -read -mostly -the -same -by -most -people -what -i've -been -trying -to -do -since -i -began -writing -is -develop -a -personal -notation -system -or -what -i -think -most -would -refer -to -as -my -voice -as -a -poet/writer -i -personally -do -not -like -the -word -poet -as -it -sounds -pretentious -to -me -i'm -aware -i -should -get -over -this -however -there -were -some -places -that -still -needed -improving -from -my -draft -manuscript -most -notably -my -prose -in -rip -tide -of -memory -now -only -rip -tide -and -amber -alert -i -rewrote -each -to -tighten -their -syntactic -and -idea -rhythm -to -make -them -move -more -lightly -and -gracefully -the -most -notable -difference -in -my -series -is -the -reordering -of -poems -within -it -i -think -that -in -my -first -draft -i -spent -so -much -time -on -getting -my -individual -poems -tight -and -polished -that -i -threw -them -together -somewhat -haphazardly -using -a -loose -thematic -correspondence -with -the -fake -table -of -contents -with -the -new -order -i -hope -this -has -been -fixed -the -piece -consists -of -six -sections -each -with -three -poems -a -new -one -everything -stays -the -same -makes -the -totals -correct -each -section -has -a -thematic/emotional/personal -element -that -ties -the -sections -together -they -are -ordered -by -the -order -in -which -i -wrote -the -sestinas -at -the -beginning -of -each -section -which -works -out -to -make -the -series -move -from -identity -to -memory -to -a -feeling -of -universal -justice -and -from -there -to -a -discussion -of -death -and -something -like -love -that -culminates -in -an -exploration -of -the -nature -of -time -and -cosmology -the -piece -is -bookended -by -the -fake -table -of -contents -provided -at -the -end -as -an -ironic -commentary -on -the -rest -of -the -text -and -an -about -the -author -section -i -think -it -works -better -this -way -and -i -think -the -about -the -author -at -the -beginning -serves -as -a -fair -prelude -poem -to -the -piece -i'm -excited -to -be -a -writer -like -i -have -not -been -before -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81