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Comment by Nancy Bell Scott on August 23, 2011 at 11:33pm

Here is today's daily quote from somewhere, by Winston Churchill:

“Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.”

 

That isn't "Literature and Art," I realize, but I thought it an interesting take on a person's own relationship with his or her art -- any art.  In some communique I ended up telling Guido about a serious artist (his wife is my good friend) who believes he never finishes a work but "abandons" it.  Yet his work (abstract painting) is in museums and other fine collections.  I'm not sure if the outlook is sad or freeing, or maybe both.  Just thinking on it, since Guido and I agreed it was thought-provoking! 

Comment by Bifidus Jones on August 20, 2011 at 11:30pm

very nice!

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 20, 2011 at 8:23pm

I mentioned the start of my moon love for Lorca earlier:

No one eats oranges

under the full moon

One must eat fruit

which is green and cold

LORCA

published in the mail art zine Sings & Stones in the Moonlight, accompanied by graphical art from Litsa Spathi, Ruuds wife now but not in 1994 (hihi).

Later I found out that Lorca wrote many poems about the moon, sometimes even to end a poem ,  like in the beautiful STILL WATERS poem:

HALF MOON

The moon walks on the water

How can the sky remain quiet?

Slowly she mows

the old shivers of the river

while a young frog gently

uses her as little mirror

LORCA

 

Comment by Bifidus Jones on August 19, 2011 at 3:53pm

great envelope, Guido. Which Lorca poem did you read about the moon?

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 19, 2011 at 2:02pm

It is an envelope without destination yet, so you can expect it one of these days. I wanted to write you a letter anyway on Vispo/Asemics because there is a lot to tell about the origins. One of early mail art projects was "Signs and stones in the moonlight", which resulted in a beautiful zine (all papers were in different colors). The moon, yes, that's where my love for Lorca started growing and growing ... My partner in poetic crime is the poet LIZA LEYLA. We participate at monthly poetry readings here in Brussels around themes that are decided by the whole group who participates. One of the themes was the moon. I read a Lorca poem. Liza read a Lorca poem. You shoul have seen the faces of the others. Those 2 are in cahoots! And no, it was not rehearsed, pure accidental.

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 19, 2011 at 1:41pm

Tribute envelope to the Spanish poet G.G. LORCA, assassinated by the fascist tugs in his country

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 17, 2011 at 4:13pm

Thanks Theresa. From Basso I recommed The Golem, Bartholomew Fair, and Ghost Light. I have all his books but that's easy for me, he always mails me a copy. The books by Burrus I get from his publisher in exchange for a review. On that level I'm lucky, I guess.

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 17, 2011 at 3:53am

I agree that he would be a wonderful asset for Asemics but don't get your hopes up too high. He has so many problems, it's not easy to exchange.

 

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on August 17, 2011 at 3:35am

No problem with communicating Stone's address:

David Stone, Po Box 16235, 21210 Baltimore MD

His project is BLACKBIRD (ongoing). He produces anthologies each time he can save some money. He's having a hard time right now because his wife is quite ill. Starting point of Blackbird was/ is a blackbird poem by Paul Celan (Anredsam). In the beginning the focus was very much on world war 2, the holocaust etcetera, but now BB tackles all aspects of darkness in the world.

David is a very good poet but a bit different from others. Very VERBAL. I rarely have read poems where the verb is the central motor of the poem, a bit like in language itself. You realize that when you do a few translations. David is also one of these poets that stimulates me to learn new words. I cannot read a Stone poem without the dictionnary. He's a good translator himself as well. Translated some of my own work and translated Ivan Glisic, a Serbian poet, who returned the favor by translating one of his books. Mailed that one to Theresa because I had 2 copies of the American and one of the Serbian-Croatian (same tongue in fact).

Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 17, 2011 at 3:21am

Cheryl & I really wanted to include David's work in Asemics 16, and he agreed, but it got bolloxed up. If we do more books, WE must figure out a way to make sure we get his work in, if he agrees - you reminded me of this.

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