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? --- on-genre-dimension.river | 1168 ---------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 1168 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 on-genre-dimension.river (limited to 'on-genre-dimension.river') diff --git a/on-genre-dimension.river b/on-genre-dimension.river deleted file mode 100644 index 1f9053e..0000000 --- a/on-genre-dimension.river +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1168 +0,0 @@ -how -does -one -describe -a -poem -a -genre -is -a -set -of -creative -outputs -that -fit -a -given -set -of -criteria -genres -are -useful -as -a -sort -of -shorthand -when -describing -a -thing -of -art -instead -of -noting -for -example -all -of -the -objects -depicted -in -a -still-life -that -are -not -people -or -land-features -we -call -it -a -still-life -and -get -on -to -describing -how -the -objects -interrelate -to -each -other -on -the -canvas -if -you -ask -me -what -kind -of -painting -i'm -working -on -and -i -say -a -still-life -you -have -an -expectation -of -certain -elements -the -painting -will -contain -if -you -happen -to -be -an -agent -and -try -to -sell -the -painting -later -you'll -say -to -your -prospective -buyers -it -is -a -still-life -and -whether -the -buyer -is -over -the -phone -or -standing -in -the -gallery -they'll -know -whether -they'll -like -it -or -not -based -on -whether -they -like -still-lifes -in -the -same -way -they -can -call -you -up -and -ask -if -you -have -any -still-lifes -for -sale -right -now -and -get -a -simple -yes-or-no -answer -for -it -this -is -the -first -kind -of -genre -and -it -applies -well -within -separate -types -of -fundamentally-different -media -such -as -painting -sculpture -film -or -the -written -word -a -poem -obviously -is -in -this -last -category -and -for -some -reason -its -designation -is -hairier -than -others -people -refer -to -all -sorts -of -art -or -even -dispassionate -events -as -poetry -dancing -is -called -poetry -in -motion -for -example -i -think -the -confusion -is -caused -in -part -by -the -nature -of -writing -as -a -medium -namely -in -that -it -captures -thoughts -more -clearly -and -communicably -than -other -art -forms -while -a -picture -can -be -worth -a -thousand -words -as -the -old -clich -goes -when -those -words -are -actually -written -out -they -can -contain -shades -of -meaning -impossible -to -capture -in -the -picture -itself -at -least -as -quickly -as -they -can -be -absorbed -in -writing -it -seems -as -though -writing -is -akin -to -the -fundamental -nature -of -thought -or -at -least -of -spoken -language -which -our -thought -is -steeped -in -so -we -know -what -writing -is -what -is -a -poem -especially -in -a -world -with -such -forms -as -prose -poetry -flash -fiction -short-shorts -lyrical -essays -lyrical -ballads -et -cetera -what -makes -a -poem -a -poem -i -read -an -essay -once -that -lamented -the -unidimensionality -of -writing -it -posited -that -prose -is -really -just -a -long -wrapped -line -of -text -that's -bound -by -time -when -you -read -a -novel -for -example -you -really -must -start -at -the -beginning -and -read -through -to -the -end -in -order -some -newer -forms -of -fiction -are -changing -this -such -as -the -choose-your-own-adventure -genre -in -the -1970s -and -80s -or -hyperfiction -found -online -which -raises -the -question -for -me -if -these -newer -forms -could -be -considered -on -some -level -to -be -poetry -this -is -because -poetry -has -more -than -one -dimension -due -to -its -linear -nature -those -line -breaks -are -intentional -and -the -poem -ca -not -just -fit -into -any-sized -book -or -web -page -if -prose -is -a -liquid -filling -any -container -it -is -placed -in -with -a -constant -volume -poetry -is -more -like -a -crystallized -form -of -prose -or -to -put -it -another -way -poetry -has -between -one -and -two -dimensions -i -would -not -say -that -poetry -has -fully -two -dimensions -except -for -some -of -the -more -conceptually -visual -stuff -that -i'd -call -a -word-picture -anyway -because -from -line -to -line -that -unidimensionality -of -prose -remains -poetry -has -a -higher -dimensionality -than -prose -though -because -it -is -crystallized -there -on -the -page -this -fractal-dimensionality -of -poetry -has -interesting -side -effects -on -the -genre -itself -for -one -thing -poetry -is -not -as -bound -by -time -as -prose -is -it -can -as -marianne -boruch -writes -resist -narrative -sequence -or -the -forward -press -of -time -itself -due -to -its -repetitions -and -diversions -which -are -in -turn -made -possible -or -more -apparent -by -its -line -breaks -it -is -able -to -meditate -on -a -subject -or -expand -on -it -lyrically -exploring -the -emotions -connected -with -the -images -in -the -poem -or -the -connections -between -images -through -repitition -of -sounds -the -poem -builds -meaning -through -resonance -and -rhyming -something -that's -harder -to -do -in -prose -take -for -example -the -first -lines -of -the -love -song -of -j -alfred -prufrock -let -us -go -then -you -and -i -when -the -evening -is -spread -out -against -the -sky -like -a -patient -etherized -upon -a -table -let -us -go -through -certain -half-deserted -streets -the -muttering -retreats -of -restless -nights -in -one-night -cheap -hotels -and -sawdust -restaurants -with -oyster-shells -streets -that -follow -like -a -tedious -argument -of -insidious -intent -to -lead -you -to -an -overwhelming -question -oh -do -not -ask -what -is -it -let -us -go -and -make -our -visit -and -here -it -is -again -without -line -breaks -let -us -go -then -you -and -i -when -the -evening -is -spread -out -against -the -sky -like -a -patient -etherized -upon -a -table -let -us -go -through -certain -half-deserted -streets -the -muttering -retreats -of -restless -nights -in -one-night -cheap -hotels -and -sawdust -restaurants -with -oyster-shells -streets -that -follow -like -a -tedious -argument -of -insidious -intent -to -lead -you -to -an -overwhelming -question -oh -do -not -ask -what -is -it -let -us -go -and -make -our -visit -the -end-rhymes -that -do -so -much -for -the -sound -of -the -poem -are -gone -and -so -part -of -the -meaning -of -the -poem -its -obsessive -self-consciousness -its -paranoia -are -gone -as -well -additionally -line -breaks -act -as -punctuation -in -the -entirety -of -this -fragment -without -them -the -meaning -becomes -obscured -in -the -long -first -sentence -of -the -poem -perhaps -due -to -this -dwelling -on -scene -or -on -all -aspects -of -a -single -scene -at -one -time -poetry -tends -to -be -heavy -on -images -or -lyrical -i -think -this -is -what's -generally -meant -when -someone -describes -a -dance -as -poetic -or -a -story -or -anything -else -i -think -they -really -mean -lyrical -or -maybe -beautiful -the -images -form -sort -of -a -narrative -as -the -reader -moves -through -them -as -cesare -pavese -says -that's -nevertheless -different -than -a -traditional -narrative -this -image -narrative -jumps -from -image -to -image -not -by -a -logical -progression -but -by -the -resonances -between -the -images -that -run -underneath -them -on -almost -a -subliminal -plane -almost -without -noticing -the -reader -of -a -poem -is -taken -on -an -emotional -journey -that's -not -necessarily -connected -to -the -images -of -the -poem -themselves -poetry -is -a -manipulation -of -emotion -or -a -communication -of -it -prose -has -the -space -the -time -to -describe -what's -going -on -even -if -the -author -stands -by -the -old -adage -of -show -do -not -tell -showing -in -prose -inherently -involves -more -telling -than -poetry -does -as -poetry -communicates -a -feeling -itself -this -definition -may -be -broad -enough -to -include -certain -dance -performances -or -paintings -but -that's -okay -i'm -of -the -opinion -that -the -more -useful -genre -distinctions -are -those -which -describe -the -thing -technically -verse -for -example -or -lyrical -poetry -is -almost -a -value -judgement -and -that -makes -me -a -little -uncomfortable -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81