August 24, 2010 * Aguas Calientes * Machu Picchu * Peru * South America
poetry and the art of recklessness
"how sad it is when a luxurious imagination is obliged in self-defence to deaden its delicacy in vulgarity, and riot in things attainable that it may not have leisure togo mad after things that are not." *john keats, july 1818 let us riot in the unattainable! poetry is when the animal bursts forth, inflamed.
*and dean young is spectacular to have written this essay in poets&writers magazine
FREE POEM
for NO FEE, I will write
YOU a poem!
not a long one.
not even a good one.
but, an original poem, that hopefully won't suck.
you can even contribute
to the magic!
a word, a dream, a flavor.
gimme a name, a crime you committed, the specific region of the gypsies who helped you become pregnant, how you take your coffee. . .
Hey kid, It's been awhile. I see you're engaged. As am I. Are you still in Chicago? New York? Just living abroad? Drop one of your old Wisconsin homeboys a line sometime.
JOE! Well, sh*it! So awesome to hear from you! I am back in Chicago, after being in Lima, Peru, for a month, so it's comfortable to be home. Until I get the itch again...and I will scratch. I have not been a good girl, and kept up this blog, so I need to redefine it - reconstruct it - rediscover what I my aim is. It's great to hear from you!
Hey kid,
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile. I see you're engaged. As am I. Are you still in Chicago? New York? Just living abroad? Drop one of your old Wisconsin homeboys a line sometime.
JOE! Well, sh*it! So awesome to hear from you! I am back in Chicago, after being in Lima, Peru, for a month, so it's comfortable to be home. Until I get the itch again...and I will scratch. I have not been a good girl, and kept up this blog, so I need to redefine it - reconstruct it - rediscover what I my aim is. It's great to hear from you!
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