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Reged: Feb 16 2004
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This thread is for comments about The Bones of the Tale, by Neile Graham
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Anonymous
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Reading this poem I thought "scrapbook" and of the cut-up technique. Whether or not Graham used this technique or intended to evoke these impressions, they seem to fit "The Bones of the Tale."
Usually the cut-up is used to avoid the mundane, as a way for the writer or poet to surprise him- or herself, to make the writing process more closely resemble that of dreaming. I don't see that here. What I see instead:
[I live at the usual speed
dying not any faster than average
as far as I know tooth and nails
hanging onto this life]
is a reflection that pretends to be "deep," without the distraction of poetic language. But that is a matter of taste, isn't it?
In way of comparison, I prefer:
"Nailed to life, I crawl -- bleeding -- for the door."
Ernie
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JoanneMerriam
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Reged: Oct 07 2004
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Loc: Concord, NH
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I thought this line was perfect: "a pure/and violent hatred of the lies we live by."
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see how moonlight's sharp music breaks all of your windows
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