Asemic Writing for Mail-Artists

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Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 16, 2016 at 1:01pm

I can't explain or rectify, Rebecca.

Skynet must realize that my asemic digital utterances are of huge significance to the "greatest minds of my generation."

Sorry for the inconvenience. I'm sure Ruud can fix it ;)

Comment by Rebecca Guyver on December 16, 2016 at 12:25pm

Not sure what special button you've pressed, DVS… everytime I open my phone I get an alert that you've posted in this group!

Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 16, 2016 at 2:14am

Comment by John M. Bennett on December 13, 2016 at 4:11pm

Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 13, 2016 at 3:55pm

Received an interesting piece from Joey Patrickt in Oakland, California, USA - I think it can be seen as referencing language and signification. Thx Joey

Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 12, 2016 at 4:37pm

For sure about that part of Burroughs.

This is so difficult to explain: Fike got me thinking if things written with recognizable words and syntax could ever fit the "asemic" definition. I was thinking maybe extreme cut-ups.

But to be safe, it would probably have to be invented words: "Blish frudge glox spinks!" - Like speaking tongues.

So my question was: Can a Burroughs cut-up ever be asemic? I know he did calligraphy-type things that people consider asemic. Absolutely.

Talking about asemics is, I don't know, jello wrestling with porcupines.

I think Fike's poetry is just referential enough not to be asemic, though.

Comment by John M. Bennett on December 12, 2016 at 1:44pm

Actually, Burroughs did quite a bit of asemic handwriting - it's in his various notebooks etc.  There are a few pages of it in a new edition of his 1953 Latin American notebook (Everything Lost, OSU Press) I have co-edited with Geoffrey Smith - a cheaper trade edition is due out in early 2017.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 12, 2016 at 2:31am

Fike, you are a master of the cut-up. That's a great poem.

Your question is good. I've been wondering if some cut-up and otherstream poetry can be considered asemic. I'm really not sure.

Some of JMB's poetry could be considered asemic. Some L=A=N=Gpo might be asemic. I doubt much of Burroughs is. The one you have posted has too much meaning.

That's just my opinion, of course.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on December 12, 2016 at 2:27am

Received a great piece from Jan Hodgman in Washington State. Note the calligraphy is done with weeds & herbs from her graden (weedpo?)! FAB

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on December 10, 2016 at 2:32pm

Howdy 'asemanticists'.

I just added this ol', ol' cutup to my pix and have a question. Where upon the axis of asemic-to-semic does this text lie? Y'r ol' Bud,  Fike

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