Fragmentation in art can be a verb or a noun…
In life it is a continuation from memory age 4 to 74. A collage of on canvases to social experience of childhood and children’s values.
Like is short and so extraordinary. Constant learning can be key.
Thank you, Cheri. I agree about constant learning… my dad who graduated college at age 68 and went on to get a master’s degree once said: “Some people are born knowing it all, I prefer to die learning.”
Beautiful writing. Many great lines. Loved the sound and rhythm of “Performing the page. Mise-en-page. This rectangle, my stage.” I appreciated the craft/performance in your essay with the seven-lined boxed fragments – giving structure/tidiness to the messy, non-linearity of life, saying so much more in the white space. A joy to read.
Oh, thank you, Lesh, for your generous reading and for taking the time to comment!
I’ve been sharing your craft essay on the lyric essay around. I loved it because it was such a smart introduction to a genre that is hard to explain. What a great intro to the form. And I have ordered Blueberries. Looks great! Thanks!!
Well, wow!
The use of boxed text, your artfully mixed verbage, and so many windings around that ended with a pleasing bang…this is…distilled and perfectly gritty.
Thanks, Jan, that makes sense and it’s beautifully said. I also have to remember this when I write abstract thoughts, finding more ways to connect them, in the actual writing to physicality. Very helpful!
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Cheri says:
Jan 18, 2022
Fragmentation in art can be a verb or a noun…
In life it is a continuation from memory age 4 to 74. A collage of on canvases to social experience of childhood and children’s values.
Like is short and so extraordinary. Constant learning can be key.
Emilio Williams says:
Jan 18, 2022
Thank you, Cheri. I agree about constant learning… my dad who graduated college at age 68 and went on to get a master’s degree once said: “Some people are born knowing it all, I prefer to die learning.”
Jan Priddy says:
Jan 20, 2022
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Lesh Karan says:
Jan 18, 2022
Beautiful writing. Many great lines. Loved the sound and rhythm of “Performing the page. Mise-en-page. This rectangle, my stage.” I appreciated the craft/performance in your essay with the seven-lined boxed fragments – giving structure/tidiness to the messy, non-linearity of life, saying so much more in the white space. A joy to read.
Emilio Williams says:
Jan 19, 2022
Oh, thank you, Lesh, for your generous reading and for taking the time to comment!
I’ve been sharing your craft essay on the lyric essay around. I loved it because it was such a smart introduction to a genre that is hard to explain. What a great intro to the form. And I have ordered Blueberries. Looks great! Thanks!!
Kassie says:
Jan 20, 2022
Well, wow!
The use of boxed text, your artfully mixed verbage, and so many windings around that ended with a pleasing bang…this is…distilled and perfectly gritty.
Emilio Williams says:
Jan 20, 2022
Oh! Thank you! I got lucky if I could land somewhere between distilled and gritty. Thanks!!
Trish McDonald says:
Jan 20, 2022
While it may look like a box, there is no constraint. Intriguing and vulnerable. Lovely.
Jan Priddy says:
Jan 20, 2022
There is something about a tactile approach that allows us to locate physically and mentally what otherwise might escape. The earth under our feet.
Emilio Williams says:
Jan 20, 2022
Thanks, Jan, that makes sense and it’s beautifully said. I also have to remember this when I write abstract thoughts, finding more ways to connect them, in the actual writing to physicality. Very helpful!
Emilio Williams says:
Jan 20, 2022
Thank you, Trish!