tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post6405959557373295038..comments2023-05-12T05:58:15.192-06:00Comments on Signifying nothing: A Night in the SuburbsClint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-19783909553397997762007-09-26T09:32:00.000-06:002007-09-26T09:32:00.000-06:00I like the series idea, lisa b. I don't know Ashb...I like the series idea, lisa b. <BR/><BR/>I don't know Ashbery's work. Thank you for the link.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-44962122769081963962007-09-23T23:20:00.000-06:002007-09-23T23:20:00.000-06:00Or a series of haiku? I like the idea of a chain ...Or a series of haiku? I like the idea of a chain of them--implying a narrative, but fragmentary. I like your phrasing in any case--<BR/><BR/>cutting off calls, one two three<BR/><BR/>Do you know Ashbery's poem 32 haiku? (although I really don't remember the number . . . ) Each haiku is written as a single line. He takes the idea of a haiku and adapts it freely. I bet you would like this poem.<BR/><BR/>Okay, it's here<BR/><BR/>http://coursedocs.slcc.edu/engl/lbickmore/haiku%20lecture.htm<BR/><BR/>in a "lecture" I wrote for an early version of my online poetry writing course. It's near the end. It's 37 Haiku, from A Wave.Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-52042737774043491342007-09-23T09:28:00.000-06:002007-09-23T09:28:00.000-06:00I should have probably made it a haibun. In any c...I should have probably made it a haibun. In any case, here is a contex: 1) the neighbor across the street must have had a plumbing problem as their was a plumber in his truck cutting a length of pipe. 2) the 17-year-old kid up the street was wandering aimlessly arguing with 2 or perhaps 3 girlfriends. He would click between the arguments, one two three.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12055006.post-78473483720156642022007-09-21T20:41:00.000-06:002007-09-21T20:41:00.000-06:00Haiku really sucks for context.Haiku really sucks for context.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com