Tag Archives: Ezra Pound

Beyond Haiku

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Beyond Haiku “If Western poetic originated in the Greek encounter with drama, giving us a crucial interest in mimesis or representation, Japanese poetic derives from encounters with lyric poetry. . .assumed from lyricism that literature is distinguished from other human … Continue reading →

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This Heaven Where We Live As Music

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Rounding out Philip Whalen Month is a previously published succinct and insightful review of The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen by Keith Kumasen Abbott who has authored numerous essay and lectures on the American poet and Zen monk appearing in … Continue reading →

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Hello, I Must Be Going [Part II]

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Hello, I Must Be Going [Part II] Excerpts from Thanks For Asking: The Whalen Journal by Steve Silberman In May of 1993, Michael Wenger at the San Francisco Zen Center contacted Steve and asked him if he … Continue reading →

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Hello, I Must Be Going [Part I]

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Hello, I Must Be Going [Part I] Excerpts from Thanks For Asking: The Whalen Journal by Steve Silberman . In May of 1993, Michael Wenger at the San Francisco Zen Center contacted … Continue reading →

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Never Apologize, Never Explain, Part II

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Never Apologize Never Explain, Part II Further Notes on Understanding the Poetry of Philip Whalen By Pat Nolan “Philip was always writing, always reading, and whenever possible playing music.” —Gary Snyder, Preface to The Collected … Continue reading →

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Provincialism and the Gentrification of Anglo-American Poetry, Part III

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

“Socialization of culture devalues it as a form of social values which are then held to a standard and used as an admission price for exclusionary purposes.” … Continue reading →

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René Taupin’s André Salmon

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Nuallain House, Publishers

André Salmon was important to the “Objectivists” because he, “like his friend Guillaume Apollinaire,” was among “the generation which devolved from Symbolism.” The methods which they “devolved” were similar to that of the “Objectivists.” Symbolism discarded, André Salmon now wrote … Continue reading →

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Bill & Lou, Part II

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Bill & Lou, Part II The Descent of Winter By Tom Sharp (excerpted from The Objectivists) Louis Zukofsky took Ezra Pound’s suggestion to edit The Descent of Winter by William Carlos Williams for “Exile 4”. Williams began the sequence “on board the S. … Continue reading →

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Bill & Lou, Part I

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Zukofsky and Williams By Tom Sharp (excerpted from The Objectivists) The extent of the friendship and mutual influence of Louis Zukofsky and William Carlos Williams is not sufficiently known. Williams’ autobiography records that the two were “good friends” but not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Poetry Society | Tagged Exile, Ezra Pound, Louis Zukofsky, Modern Poetry, Objectivists, outlaw poets, Poetry, Poetry Blogs, Poetry Lectures, Poetry Lessons, Poetry Society, Poetry Talks, Poets, Schools of Poetry, The New Black Bart Poetry Society, William Carlos Williams | 1 Comment

Some Assembly Required

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Some Assembly Required Bill Berkson’s “Memoir In Pieces” When talking about Bill Berkson certain assumptions must be addressed. That he was a quintessential New Yorker who had escaped to California and created a niche for himself among artists and writers … Continue reading →

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