dr_con Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On Reading Not what is written the implied hesitation an intake of Breath letting go Rogue Ideas go behind sneak upon take one by surprise Not through the frontal Ports directions unexpected as if as if You were being written bound to an inconvenient page struck dumb from the endless ecstasy of Light by Its shadowed demarcation. Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hi DC, I simply love this. It is so focused. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I love this, too. The length and layout are appealing, very much to my liking. "On Reading" is almost a description of a few key things that excite me about poetry: "reading" between the lines -- Not what is written the implied hesitation -- and tempo: an intake of breath letting go ... The last two stanzas are thrilling. The poem is pleasing, polished, competent, accomplished. Tony (PS -- Of course, use whatever line spacing you like, but if you prefer to use a single space between lines, just hold down SHIFT when you hit Enter/Return at the end of any line. I only mention this because it has occurred to me that the feature might not be very intuitive.) Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thanks Tony & Tink! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And Tony indeed you 'got it' Have subscribed to the daily Paris Review Poem from the archives, and was reading “Portal,” by Ann Snodgrass and was struck by a particular motion, a textual sleight of hand, that I love when done well.And the poem emerged from that;-) Highly recommend the Paris review daily poem list. Took a look at the website but could not find the signup, but poke around, well worth it;-) Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Dr_con, you remind me of one of my early favorite poet e. e. cummings with the structure of "In Just-". You have re-ignited my interest to look back at his work. I like the conceit of "You were being written/ bound to an inconvenient page". It reminds me of the painters who shifted from realism to the reality and physicality of the canvas. To poets, the space between words and the letters and symbols put there in. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Quote endless ecstasy of Light That is a very seductive phrase. Love the whole poem cheers badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 TY! JJ & Badge. Appreciate the your encounters;-) Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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