the silence of the printed page (1 Viewer)

[cirerita]

in "I'm not all-knowing..." from Come On In, good ol' B says:

and the silence
of the printed page
is the
best response
to a finished
work

would you agree with that?

 

[mjp]

Yes.

Back in the prehistoric days of the internet I posted poems to the big usenet poetry group and I remember being so offended when they deconstructed and "improved" them for me. In my opinion they were finished, I just wanted everyone to say how great they were. Ha ha.

But after I got over myself and read their comments and suggestions, I couldn't agree with any of them. All of their suggestions served only to make the poems more average and dull.

I doubt that's exactly what Bukowski is saying (he's talking about readings in that poem if I'm not mistaken), but I agree with the sentiment.

 

[Erik]

Reminds me of a quote from Leonard Cohen's latest book. I just read it in the paper a couple of hours ago...

My page too white
My ink too thin
The day wouldn't notice
What the night penciled in​

And who is the publisher?... you guessed it... Ecco
Read more here: http://www.popmatters.com/books/reviews/b/book-of-longing.shtml

 

[hoochmonkey9]

when I grow up I want to be Leonard Cohen.

 

[Rekrab]

I want to be Leonard Cohen at 25 years old.

 

[riverrat]

mjp
'readings' seems right to me - i know when it (a finished poem) is worth my signature - critics be damned - you just know an audience can be moved by the reading...submitting to any source for "advice" is simply writing for a market -
and...i don't wish to be leonard cohen -

sure is hot...so damned stinking hot...
rrat