Thursday, April 08, 2021

 the comic steven wright said, whoever wrote the alphabet wrote everything.  i am reminded of this piece of obviousness recently when i was watching an interview by a conceptual poet that i am currently fascinated with.  the poet claims to use only found language like what one uses in adverts & such mediated by whatever emotional state caused by the traditions of lyric poetry.  okay, i'm cool with that.  after all, i think all language belongs to everyone & consequently no one.  whosever owns language operates the universe!  not really!  since i think the universe is not made of language & is indifferent to humanity.  language matters to its users.  us.  & the alphabet belongs to everybody.  perhaps that is what intrigues me by this conceptual poet who composes via found languages used by media.  & yet, i am a lyric poet at heart.  i want to hear something said by a human being.  i want all of our humanity as it is found in language.  & but still, i love the language of media too.  perhaps this is where antipoetry starts.  & ends.  & is endless. 

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