tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post6067641475974420092..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: My Index Of Slightly Horrifying KnowledgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-44344948945859593322010-07-27T08:52:54.855-05:002010-07-27T08:52:54.855-05:00You're right, Hugo Minor, you did, and I will ...You're right, Hugo Minor, you did, and I will check out that link. That memory is tied to my babysitting an ancient, dying cat named Spike for one of my classmates during spring break, so maybe that has something to do with it as well ...Hopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-90441135726916817622010-07-22T08:24:07.237-05:002010-07-22T08:24:07.237-05:00Hope, I think I told you about a reading I went to...Hope, I think I told you about a reading I went to a week before the conference. This guy staged a reading of Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror for 6 voices. He broke the poem apart into phrases, lines, even words, and assigned them to different voice types (lyrical, prophetic, whimsical, etc.). It actually worked pretty well.<br /><br />It was by Jim Paul from Hunter College:<br /><br />http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/491/John-Ashberys-Self-Portrait-in-a-Convex-MirrorHugo Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220603100384548614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-8098661985848682352010-07-21T16:32:51.806-05:002010-07-21T16:32:51.806-05:00his later stuff is a little less convexhis later stuff is a little less convexbigscarygiraffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806095510307166962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-1276620955644563282010-07-21T09:50:06.878-05:002010-07-21T09:50:06.878-05:00I guess because I am inherently pragmatic, the who...I guess because I am inherently pragmatic, the whole Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror just pissed me off. Plus I was like, 20. I should probably try some Ashbery again.Hopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-87563204627973602812010-07-21T09:13:02.802-05:002010-07-21T09:13:02.802-05:00I haven't commented yet on Kindle books outsel...I haven't commented yet on Kindle books outselling hardcovers...yowza...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-83267297233779153192010-07-21T08:04:13.602-05:002010-07-21T08:04:13.602-05:00This book is available on Kindle for iPhone. I'...This book is available on Kindle for iPhone. I've been looking for a poetry collection to read on my phone for the first time. I'm downloading it now and will see how it goes reading it on the train to work!Hugo Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220603100384548614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-79320036981993420542010-07-20T10:05:44.073-05:002010-07-20T10:05:44.073-05:00What maddened you about Ashbery? I find his enigm...What maddened you about Ashbery? I find his enigmatic nature kind of liberating...though not all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-61970286747565230452010-07-20T08:12:05.727-05:002010-07-20T08:12:05.727-05:00Intriguing ... although I was maddened by Ashbery ...Intriguing ... although I was maddened by Ashbery in college and still have not gotten over the PTSD. This book sounds cool.Hopenoreply@blogger.com