tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post4077431352831992113..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: Cid Corman, Etheridge Knight, Wendell Berry and the Art of Hearing SilenceIssa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-8467482590160463982008-08-10T07:16:00.000-04:002008-08-10T07:16:00.000-04:00PH, Thanks for the kind words. Corman, though we...PH, Thanks for the kind words. Corman, though well known amongst the small press and poetry set, may be a bit tough to find. Have you ever asked for interlibrary loan at your library? That's were they get books for you from libraries outside of yours or your system on loan and send them back when you're done.<BR/><BR/>Greg, thanks to some recent returns from folks in the print world the list has now hit 100. I think I'll post a notice today. Thanks for your contributions. <BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-69488021939595714912008-08-10T00:19:00.000-04:002008-08-10T00:19:00.000-04:0090 books... wow! that's quite a list. thanks for...90 books... wow! that's quite a list. thanks for the extra 2 issues!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-45298256342067480552008-08-09T21:19:00.000-04:002008-08-09T21:19:00.000-04:00I hope my library has Cid Corman's book that you r...I hope my library has Cid Corman's book that you reviewed, thanks for letting us know about it! As always, I love the precious gems you include from the back issues.Poet Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105553133665280701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-70505778134179343962008-08-09T13:44:00.000-04:002008-08-09T13:44:00.000-04:00Greg, thanks much - I put it on - your sub extende...Greg, thanks much - I put it on - your sub extended two issues to 168.<BR/><BR/>I put <I>The Essential Etheridge Knight</I> on the list, to boot. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://lilliputreview.googlepages.com/nearperfectbooksofpoems" REL="nofollow">The list</A> is now up to 90 books.<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-12402378127153602462008-08-09T11:49:00.000-04:002008-08-09T11:49:00.000-04:00Don,Yeah, I think I'd put it on there. It's a str...Don,<BR/>Yeah, I think I'd put it on there. It's a strong collection, and includes a couple longer poems and notes. Very reminiscent of some of Etheridge Knight's work.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-1102499275367024322008-08-09T09:45:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:45:00.000-04:00Hey, Greg:Thanks ... I do like these pieces by Bar...Hey, Greg:<BR/><BR/>Thanks ... I do like these pieces by Baranski, even if the formatting is off.<BR/><BR/>Is "Pencil Flowers" good enough for the Near Perfect list?<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-13796413859480366262008-08-09T09:11:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:11:00.000-04:00"Pencil Flowers" is a great collection. Here's a ..."Pencil Flowers" is a great collection. Here's a few excerpts:<BR/><BR/> All broken up<BR/>by the jailhouse window --<BR/> the new moon.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Brought by the wind<BR/>these tiny seeds have sprouted<BR/> some big black crows.<BR/><BR/><BR/>caught stealing<BR/>a few moments of sleep --<BR/>guntower guard<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think the spacing will probably get messed up, but that's okay. There's also a neat haiga with one of the author's sketches, and a few short non-haiku poems. Great collection. I don't want to give it back.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-36266945938553614502008-08-09T06:46:00.000-04:002008-08-09T06:46:00.000-04:00Greg:Hey, glad to hear the library came through fo...Greg:<BR/><BR/>Hey, glad to hear the library came through for you. You'll have to let me know how the Baranski is.<BR/><BR/>Besides quite a few poems, I published <A HREF="http://lilliputreview.googlepages.com/modestproposalchapbooks" REL="nofollow"><BR/>two chapbooks</A> and <A HREF="http://lilliputreview.googlepages.com/lilliputbroadsides" REL="nofollow">two broadsides</A> of Cid's work before he died. I learned a lot from him.<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-14696020150518629242008-08-08T07:18:00.000-04:002008-08-08T07:18:00.000-04:00it's sad about that bookstore. another one down.....it's sad about that bookstore. another one down....<BR/><BR/>thanks for the heads up about the cid corman collection -- i'll keep an eye out for it. i like that "listen" poem. very deep.<BR/><BR/>by the way, i finally got my library to borrow a copy of johnny baranski's "pencil flowers: jail haiku" from another library on that list you gave me -- thanks for the idea! it was well worth the time and effort.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-37760528550739707042008-08-08T06:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T06:08:00.000-04:00Charles: I feel exactly the same way about nature ...Charles: I feel exactly the same way about nature poems and this one particularly. They are always a return to the essence and a reminder that, not only is it where we are heading, truly it's where we already are and have always been.<BR/><BR/>Jim: More Etheridge Knight poems can be found here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/<BR/>etheridge_knight/poems<BR/><BR/>The Essential Etheridge Knight from University of Pittsburgh Press is a volume everyone should have. And, yes, indeed, some very good shit!<BR/><BR/>G: Zeiser and Mayfield are definitely still writing. The others I haven't heard from but one can hope ...<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-72121995204237448362008-08-08T05:48:00.000-04:002008-08-08T05:48:00.000-04:00I hope those poets writing short poems in Septembe...I hope those poets writing short poems in September, 1999 are still doing it. <BR/>Thanks for the alert about Cid Corman's book. His work is just that, always alert.Grant Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296410267291057654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-30214609605749832262008-08-07T12:02:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:02:00.000-04:00Wendall Berry's "peace of wild things" is a tremen...Wendall Berry's "peace of wild things" is a tremendous poem. I so enjoy such nature poems, although for me they are always a struggle to write.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com