Bravo. Thank you for pointing out the lightness, and the manipulating nature of then Collins poem, and, I would say, of a lot of Collins poems.
One much older poem well worth attention would be Theodore Enslin's "The Weather Within," though it might be difficult to find these days.
I'd love to see your comments on the line and on punctuation expanded. I think I agree entirely, and that the line (and groups of lines) has such potential in other ways -- as a breath unit, as a visual moment. I remarked to someone yesterday that reading through the second two volumes of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems" is like walking through constellations of thought and matter.
I look forward to reding more essays by you, Jonathan!
Thank you for the kind words, Charles. That essay might be my first and last read-through of any of Collins' work. Although a friend did recommend his poem "The Lanyard", so maybe that'll be a poem worth checking out. His work definitely seems half-hearted though. Especially with the lineation.
Olson's work is so good. I love the mention of constellations of matter and thought.
Regarding comments on line and punctuation, I'd be very interested to expand on those thoughts. Perhaps in another essay or one on Theodore Enslin's "The Weather Within", which I have found on an older website. Admittedly I've never heard of Theordore Enslin, but his Wikipedia entry states that he is one of the "most musical of American Avant-garde poets". I think I'll enjoy reading Enslin's work.
Bravo. Thank you for pointing out the lightness, and the manipulating nature of then Collins poem, and, I would say, of a lot of Collins poems.
One much older poem well worth attention would be Theodore Enslin's "The Weather Within," though it might be difficult to find these days.
I'd love to see your comments on the line and on punctuation expanded. I think I agree entirely, and that the line (and groups of lines) has such potential in other ways -- as a breath unit, as a visual moment. I remarked to someone yesterday that reading through the second two volumes of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems" is like walking through constellations of thought and matter.
I look forward to reding more essays by you, Jonathan!
Thank you for the kind words, Charles. That essay might be my first and last read-through of any of Collins' work. Although a friend did recommend his poem "The Lanyard", so maybe that'll be a poem worth checking out. His work definitely seems half-hearted though. Especially with the lineation.
Olson's work is so good. I love the mention of constellations of matter and thought.
Regarding comments on line and punctuation, I'd be very interested to expand on those thoughts. Perhaps in another essay or one on Theodore Enslin's "The Weather Within", which I have found on an older website. Admittedly I've never heard of Theordore Enslin, but his Wikipedia entry states that he is one of the "most musical of American Avant-garde poets". I think I'll enjoy reading Enslin's work.