Gioia talks about telling stories in poetry which exemplifies his belief in the auditory qualities of poetry. He likes to read his own work even though he talks about reading the works of others. He seems to have a thoroughly libertarian outlook. Let real artist starve until some cad in the news makes him a hero, or is it vice-versa. Hail to the chieflet.

I am interested in developing poetry as a commencement into an investigation of visual art, architecture, ....(keep thinking). Poetry as a tangible reference point for an open and undisciplined ramble across an independent learning-scape. Thus a community focus as well as an independent moment of reflection. Interactive and contemporary with 21st century media. It should not take a poetry teacher or expert to expose others to the author thought space and revealing the inpiration for allusion, symbolic references, etc., make it a hyper-experience.

The are folks out there experimenting with it a various level of sophistication.

If slams can make a no props rule? How about a no body rule–only voice? maybe only computer modified voice and black stripes across the eyes. We might get some validity from anonymity.

Time to ride.

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