08 Jan 08
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Originally posted by Iron MonkeyNot at all sure I have a frame of reference for the contemporary text
yw. W was one of the most profound thinkers of C20 imho. hope you get a lot out of reading and contemplating PI.
abbreviations of your message but will keep on digging away with the
the pick and shovel issued. Again, thanks. You guys and gals are sort
of keeping me young. Guess that's a scary enough thought in itself.
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyyw = 'you're welcome'
Not at all sure I have a frame of reference for the contemporary text
abbreviations of your message but will keep on digging away with the
the pick and shovel issued. Again, thanks. You guys and gals are sort
of keeping me young. Guess that's a scary enough thought in itself.
W = 'Wittgenstein'
C20 = '20th century'
PI = 'Philosophical Investigations'
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyActually, if you hear a dadaistic sound poem performed, it does have a poetic quality. I think that just as with music, whether we perceive something as poetry has to do just as much with the recipient as with the writer.
but isn't 'poetry' a useful concept, one that we want to keep? in which case, why not simply deny that a so-called dadaist poem is really a poem at all?
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by Nordlysi think i agree with your second sentence. but if a dadaistic poem has poetic qualities, to what extent is it a dadaistic poem?
Actually, if you hear a dadaistic sound poem performed, it does have a poetic quality. I think that just as with music, whether we perceive something as poetry has to do just as much with the recipient as with the writer.
08 Jan 08
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Originally posted by Ice ColdIce, all eleven words in your conclusive, colorful and gently
The Rather Phlabby Universe
It is a leather bound Universe, which smells of rich mahogany. 🙂
dismissive sentence speak of a sophisticated, tactile reality
which could neither fit within nor ever evolve from a soup can.