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I am deeply moved, Rudy. Jeannette
A very moving poem that is more meaningful to
me because I know something about your father, your relationship
with him, and the sacred ground of Jerusalem. And yet
contemporary critics say that it's only the text that matters,
and not the con-text in which the work is created.
Bullshit! Miriam
of course, the poem has much to do with the
Etheridge in your Homespun Images, and his poems of
life and death--the personal. So the context here is also texts
(poems) and conversations with you (more text). So what we
have here is not just one text but numerous texts combined in a
creative way. I lifted language from a number of sources,
including your words. I combined, recombined, revised, etc.
until it seemed to make sense. Did I also have the personal in
mind? Of course. As I am learning to write poems the creative
process, I find, is a very complex one that is difficult to
get one's arms around. Thanks for your kind words – Rudy
Yes, I picked up the intertextual resonances
in "this holy space," "the bones of my
father," and "eyewitness." It's interesting
to see how your creative process works--quite amazing.
--Miriam
Very good Rudy.
If you are not prepared yet to collect your poems in a
hard-cover edition, you ought, at least to collect them all in
one electronic site. I should like to see you arrange them
chronologically --
Wilson
Excellent imagery, though I disagree with
some of your line breaks. – Kam
Rudy, I find your work quite beautiful and
profound. I love it. Last weekend I spent the day at a bookstore
in Tenack, NJ hearing Yusef K. read. Had dinner with him after
the reading and exchanged memories and talk about those heady
days in New Orleans. I didn't get his phone # but there may be a
way to contact him. The mention of your name brought smiles for
both of us. Also, Arturo, former prof from Southern U. New
Orleans is in Conn. Give me your phone # and I'll call you. My #
is 973-674-4285. -- Yictove
posted 5 January 2006 |
