Cancer/writing Journal # 87
This is what I have submitted for my writer's group for October, 2022 Unbound "I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk." Dannie Abse What’s up with that? Reading poetry? Writing poetry? A description of drinking habits? The man was a Welsh poet, Prolific, judging by his Wikipedia entry. I think he’s talking about What he wants writing poetry to do to him. I’ll get on board with him. Rules? I want to break them. Give me a line; I want to step over it. Put me in a place without restraint. Stagger through Dionysian tumult “Break china laughing” As Jefferson Airplane sang. The cow jumped over the moon? I want to get to know that cow. And dine with the dish and spoon That ran away together too. Euphoria with an edge of perversity. Mess with the reader a little bit. “Are you being serious?” I smile and say nothing. Or say something foolish and non-responsive. You can do anything with poetry. -------------...