Monday, April 16, 2012

Abstract syntax. What is the meaning of the poem with abstract syntax?

Think abstract art. Think non-representational. Think sound as meaning.


Take for instance the sound of a salad (being made). Chopping, slicing, perhaps, cooking. The hand arranging a salad & the happy nod (& perhaps sigh) of the cook. For what is a salad if not abstract art. If written as recipe, please note its abstract syntax.

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  1. lines of '11/4-18

    she reads her delicacies
    in the old beatnik haunt
    bearded men, girls with rosaries

    friday's packet of pictures
    too many lines of history
    in the foggy air

    when do meatballs hit the table?

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