I do not even want to get into those spaces or receive that funding. Of course, money is nice, but certain literary environments and the associated acclaim come at a high cost. I prefer to print with small presses or self-publish in experimental forms over becoming a part of a machine that distorts the state of poetry.
I prefer the weird in words, shape, form, execution.
Which also makes me think, the anti-establishment poets never went away...we just don't get as much spotlight in the larger public forums. I am happy to have found my community of poets, artists, and thinkers who shake shit up without an ISBN.
Thanks for the note! That's definitely how I feel, too. One thing I've noticed, though, is that the lines can get blurred. Things that appear more autonomous might turn out to be connected in less visible ways to these larger networks. Plus, a lot of more oppositional writers of previous generations have been embraced by, or even absorbed by, the establishment. So it can get really muddled, and I'm always trying to draw a clearer border between these worlds.
I do not even want to get into those spaces or receive that funding. Of course, money is nice, but certain literary environments and the associated acclaim come at a high cost. I prefer to print with small presses or self-publish in experimental forms over becoming a part of a machine that distorts the state of poetry.
I prefer the weird in words, shape, form, execution.
Which also makes me think, the anti-establishment poets never went away...we just don't get as much spotlight in the larger public forums. I am happy to have found my community of poets, artists, and thinkers who shake shit up without an ISBN.
Thanks for the note! That's definitely how I feel, too. One thing I've noticed, though, is that the lines can get blurred. Things that appear more autonomous might turn out to be connected in less visible ways to these larger networks. Plus, a lot of more oppositional writers of previous generations have been embraced by, or even absorbed by, the establishment. So it can get really muddled, and I'm always trying to draw a clearer border between these worlds.