Today I was at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. I always enjoy visiting that store. I like the books and I like the ambiance.
I bought a copy of David Meltzer's new book When I was a Poet. A few brief excerpts:
AMULET FOR SILENCE
"Unplug the world.
If that's too hard,
turn off the electricity powering your house."
"A puzzle no matter
How I move it
Never solves itself. "
From the very lengthy poem When I was a Poet:
"When I was a Poet
the World was
a cluster of Words
splattered upon white space
When I was a Poet
I knew even what I didn't"
further along
"When I was a Poet
Willie Nelson
was back to back w/ (sic)
Paul Celan
side by side
On the Trail of Tears"
There are poetry books in your Meals on Wheels Book Room. You don't have to become a poetry addict. I certainly am not but from time to time I do enjoy poetry. There are so many different kinds. You can hate some kinds and love others. David Meltzer is in the genre of Beat Poetry. Like Allen Ginzberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti who founded City Lights. Some say beat poetry is full of despair. I say that it describes how things are. By knowing how things are we can more easily make changes.
David Sneed
I bought a copy of David Meltzer's new book When I was a Poet. A few brief excerpts:
AMULET FOR SILENCE
"Unplug the world.
If that's too hard,
turn off the electricity powering your house."
"A puzzle no matter
How I move it
Never solves itself. "
From the very lengthy poem When I was a Poet:
"When I was a Poet
the World was
a cluster of Words
splattered upon white space
When I was a Poet
I knew even what I didn't"
further along
"When I was a Poet
Willie Nelson
was back to back w/ (sic)
Paul Celan
side by side
On the Trail of Tears"
There are poetry books in your Meals on Wheels Book Room. You don't have to become a poetry addict. I certainly am not but from time to time I do enjoy poetry. There are so many different kinds. You can hate some kinds and love others. David Meltzer is in the genre of Beat Poetry. Like Allen Ginzberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti who founded City Lights. Some say beat poetry is full of despair. I say that it describes how things are. By knowing how things are we can more easily make changes.
David Sneed
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