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"Romanticism 101"
T.R.U.E., Week of 7/15, Post #2:
Dean Young "Romanticism 101" (excerpt)
A benediction, of sorts, for all my Readercon friends new and not-new.
And also a manifesto. Another one. I do seem to collect them. I'm that sort of Man. Fest o'Man(i). This ones comes from the jittery, skittering, leaping pen of
Dean Young, one of my very favorite contemporary poets. I found it on the first page of the most recent issue of Poetry:
"If I had to pick between shadows
and essences, I'd pick shadows.
They're better dancers.
They always sing their telegrams.
Their old gods do not die."
Dean Young "Romanticism 101" (excerpt)
A benediction, of sorts, for all my Readercon friends new and not-new.
And also a manifesto. Another one. I do seem to collect them. I'm that sort of Man. Fest o'Man(i). This ones comes from the jittery, skittering, leaping pen of
Dean Young, one of my very favorite contemporary poets. I found it on the first page of the most recent issue of Poetry:
"If I had to pick between shadows
and essences, I'd pick shadows.
They're better dancers.
They always sing their telegrams.
Their old gods do not die."
The trick still works
T.R.U.E., Week of 7/15, Post #3
Dean Young (again) "Romanticism 101" (another excerpt)
I dedicate this snippet to Reggie Oliver. Seemed apt, given my blather about his excellent work in this week's post #1:
"Then I realized even when you catch the mechanism
the trick still works....
We were all chasing nothing
which left no choice but to intensify the chase..."
He's good. The Dean.
Dean Young (again) "Romanticism 101" (another excerpt)
I dedicate this snippet to Reggie Oliver. Seemed apt, given my blather about his excellent work in this week's post #1:
"Then I realized even when you catch the mechanism
the trick still works....
We were all chasing nothing
which left no choice but to intensify the chase..."
He's good. The Dean.
