From f5a19b8432e1b995ce55df5a330d03072ecf55da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:24:09 -0700 Subject: Compile new articles to html & river --- river/manifesto_poetics.river | 575 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 575 insertions(+) create mode 100644 river/manifesto_poetics.river (limited to 'river/manifesto_poetics.river') diff --git a/river/manifesto_poetics.river b/river/manifesto_poetics.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad81294 --- /dev/null +++ b/river/manifesto_poetics.river @@ -0,0 +1,575 @@ +manifesto +of +poetics +what +is +a +poem +i +think +it +was +yeats +that +called +a +poem +the +best +words +in +the +best +order +and +that +isn't +an +inaccurate +description +but +i +don't +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's +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 +don't +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 +haven't +been +before -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81