Entry 506 — Long Division by Death
In my latest long division poem I divide “death” into “the mind” and get “1″ with a remainder of “motion.” The most important feature is the sub-division product. It’s “ex( )ce” or b( )g,” I’m not yet sure which.
Okay two announcements I made at Spidertangle yesterday:
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS #1
I’ve noticed here and there in my viewings of visio-textual art pieces that I would call visio-musical poems. It struck me just now, after I came on one I really like by Carol Stetser at Andrew Topel’s scriptjr.nl show, that there may be enough of these that feature the musical staff (the five lines used in writing scores–are they called a “staff?” if not, what?) for a pleasant little anthology. I’ve done at least one, John Veiera and Andrew Topel have, too. Others, I’m sure. In any case, if you have any, please consider e.mailing a copy to me. Actually send me, or let me know about, anything visio-musical, although I want the anthology to be staffs or parts of staffs only–that is, unarguably concerned with music. I’m serious about an anthology, probably a small one with payment of five copies to each contributor. Printed by some print-on-demand outfit like Lulu, but probably not Lulu. Color will be fine. I will use every “scored poem” submitted, up to four from a single submitter. I will also post them in a gallery at my blog if I don’t get enough submissions for a book.
Please let me know how the idea strikes you even if you have nothing to submit. ”poetry scores.”
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS #2
Okay, I had a couple of APCs an hour ago, so I’m a shade manic instead of nine-tenths asleep in my galoshes. Result: I’m having these things that seem like ideas to me. The one I think worth posting about is a collection of little essays from Spidertanglers and others who do vispo and related stuff. Their subject would be favorite painters–and why, hopefully with something about the influence of the painter on the writer. Mine is Paul Klee. Like all of you, no doubt, I like a lot of different painters and it’s sort of ridiculous to try to pick out just one, so feel free to mention more than one.
I know: it’s the gossip hound in me that would love to hear back on this, but I should think it’d be fun.
Another possible anthology suggests itself. Poems in homage to visual artists like my own “Mathemaku for Paul Klee,” with an artist’s commentary on background. Don’t think about how little you may want to talk about your work but about how much you have enjoyed reading what others have said about their work. Surely you have!