A Poem on the Edge of Jerry Rothenberg


A poem
On the edge of Jerry Rothenberg

His conversation
Always inclusive
His poetics
Always open
To something
Else
to
Jackson MacLow…
Took Pound’s Cantos apart
Put the pieces of words back together
In the hall
Like a John Cage
Symphony
And/or
A. R. Ammons
Made poetry
A walk in the words
Where the spring comes up
Current beneath the feet
Surprise to the woods themselves


He said something about
Archie
Years ago
Made him part of our
Meaning his and my
Universes shared
Like a cup of coffee
Among friends
In the living room
Among friends

While we
Meaning she and I and our guests
And our children read his poetry
MacLow
In five voices
In our living room
At her sculpture exhibit
Everybody came
From our lives
Aleatory
Was my word
His method not method
A path leading away
From the beaten path
Let me be open
To poetry open to life to us
Meaning you and me and him and her and…

check these out:

[epc.buffalo.edu] /> Jackson Mac Low

[famouspoetsandpoems.com] /> A. R. Ammons

[w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de] /> John Cage

[hispirits.blogspot.com] /> Jerome Rothenberg

Thanks for the links, Peter.

I like the way this work ambles along, giving glimpses of your life and love of these artists' work.



Les

Thanks, Les. I was hoping people would go to these links, not only to check out the poets I referred to, but also so these could look around the four site for other writers they might be interested in.

Peter

Thanks. Peter. A very nice piece of poetry you presented, This bit from your heart reminds me I do not take time enough to find and see the creativity that is out there for all of us to enjoy.

As a novice, part-time participant in poetry and a devout workaholic I value any direction toward such things. It helps take me from the life of doing and steal moments of just being. It is a generous thing for you to offer the guidance, and I am not passing up the opportunity to visit these web sites.

That, Steve, is what this forum is all about: sharing.

avanti!

Peter