redirect | the France poems at tant mieux paris
Because of the sheer volume and subject matter of the France project poems, i have given them their own link and section of the sotto voce at www.tantmieuxparis.blogspot.com
The France poems represent a diversion from the work that has come before in both subject matter and the way in which it is handled. The work here on that you will find by following the above link reads more like a chant or an ancient spell, often repeating rhyme and words to specific effect that leaves, hopefully, a lasting impression, rather like a litany or vesper chant.
For two weeks, details of the journey were recorded as they occurred. The work is at times incredibly joyful, even euphoric and hopeful, and other times a contained and concise anger that has boiled down to a hard lump that sticks in the throat. Whatever the case, the goal of each is to get the heart of each moment, regardless of subject, and find that jewel. That is what the best poetry strives to achieve, and whether or not i have accomplished that in the France poems or in any of these poems, it is always the goal as it is, no doubt, for every poet.
Whether we succeed or fail, it is in the trying and the "leavening" that we find our satisfaction. We carry ourselves through the day with the rhyme and meter of each poem, carrying ourselves in step with the best poetry's hypnotic chant. it is what every poet strives for, and whether i have accomplished that here or not, i can say with absolute certainty that i have tried and that each day, i continue to hunt for these small and precious stones, dust them off, label and mark them, present them for you here.
To read the France poems, hit this return to www.tantmieuxparis.blogspot.com.
a bien tot
srp
copyright, september, 2004
posted by sadi ranson-polizzotti @ 9:36 AM
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