And I hope some of you give it a chance. Thanks, Jason
there is poetry (in fact, multiple poems) about rotten women & feral cats. Wordsworth & his cronies would disagree, but it's a different world now & poetry has gone through more transformations than a Martian stripper. My goal is to be honest, as a poet & as a person. This goal may cause some dismay with my current self, who probably wouldn't pick up my past self hitch-hiking, but that's how it is. The events of a person's past are so interwoven into our current self--the Asgardian myths have the Sisters of Fate that constantly weave & knit different choices--that to remove one event may cause unimagined turmoil. For the Trekkies, the Next Gen episode, Tapestry, deals directly with this theme. Well, anyway, I try to accomplish these goals in my poetry. I hope I've done it in my book.
both logic and mysticism- it is the 3rd axis. I believe that one LIVES poetically- that it is a conscious and calculated decision to do so- and that the poem is a mere consequence of this lifestyle."
With all Poets, there is an orgin story- a moment of transformation. Just as Josey Wales went from modest farmer to deputized vigilante/bounty-hunter, I believe there are particular moments where something hits us, like the typical WB cartoon piano to the head.
Whether it's a frost-bite exposure to a certain Poet, or a death, or an emotional crisis, or a desire to record one's thoughts (which seems to be an extended reason for myspace's popularity)- Dylan Thomas said, when asked why he writes, "They're just comments made on the way to the
grave." Age has nothing to do with it, just like Love, as Tina Turner said. Rimbaud started & ended young; Bukowski got going when he was 35. Everyone starts somewhere. It takes courage to share your most honest thoughts. That's what Poetry is. That's why I'm here.
I feel there are hundreds of poets being dishonest to themselves- Academia is invitation only, and Slam is performance art. If you're not authentic with yourself, then don't become a Poet.