J. H. Prynne
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william_kent
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like when watching a film in a cinema?
filmic attention, dark, flicker
the "lucid plane" could be a cinema screen?
william_kent
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more fortune telling?
luka
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mark pigeon distribution against
cancelled sky make omen-package see the
whole in the particle the basis of divination
william_kent
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shadow, lovers, assembly
apparently an alternative title for Chaucer's 'Parlement of Foules' is 'Assemble of Foules' (Assembly of Fowls)
according to wikipedia:
I was reminded, because of the similarity of the translated title, of the persian poem, "Conference of the Birds" which has this:
The shadow and its maker are one and the same,
so get over surfaces and delve into mysteries.
is this related to Pyrnne's "shadow across the face"?
apparently an alternative title for Chaucer's 'Parlement of Foules' is 'Assemble of Foules' (Assembly of Fowls)
according to wikipedia:
I was reminded, because of the similarity of the translated title, of the persian poem, "Conference of the Birds" which has this:
The shadow and its maker are one and the same,
so get over surfaces and delve into mysteries.
is this related to Pyrnne's "shadow across the face"?
luka
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That's how we
are disloyal, without constancy to the little
play and hurt in the soul. Being less than
strict in our gaze; the day flickers and
thins and contracts, oh yes and thus does
get smaller and smaller: the northern
winter is an age for us and the owl of
my right hand is ready for flight. I have
already seen its beating search in the sky,
hateful, I will not look. By our lights
we stand to the sudden pleasure of how
the colour is skimmed to the world, and our
life does lie as a fallen and slanted thing.
are disloyal, without constancy to the little
play and hurt in the soul. Being less than
strict in our gaze; the day flickers and
thins and contracts, oh yes and thus does
get smaller and smaller: the northern
winter is an age for us and the owl of
my right hand is ready for flight. I have
already seen its beating search in the sky,
hateful, I will not look. By our lights
we stand to the sudden pleasure of how
the colour is skimmed to the world, and our
life does lie as a fallen and slanted thing.
william_kent
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some more rough notes...
lights burn brim to surge or wave a crass suiting foreshore
[...]
in socket trim, hot white partition cryolite
brim / trim
from Chaucer: brimme n. "shore, bank (of a river),"
brim, originally: The border, margin, edge, or brink: Of the sea, or any piece of water: Coast, shore, bank, brink
trim - To fit out (a ship, etc.) for sea
surge / wave - both sea / water related
if alembic refers to alchemy then so far I can identify fire, air, and water elements ( maybe cryolite is the earth element? or the "foreshore" which would be earth / land? )
lights burn brim to surge or wave a crass suiting foreshore
[...]
in socket trim, hot white partition cryolite
brim / trim
from Chaucer: brimme n. "shore, bank (of a river),"
brim, originally: The border, margin, edge, or brink: Of the sea, or any piece of water: Coast, shore, bank, brink
trim - To fit out (a ship, etc.) for sea
surge / wave - both sea / water related
if alembic refers to alchemy then so far I can identify fire, air, and water elements ( maybe cryolite is the earth element? or the "foreshore" which would be earth / land? )
william_kent
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plume
feathers
but also:
"A trail or cloud of smoke, vapour, etc., issuing from a localized source and spreading or billowing out as it travels." (OED )
cryolite is a salt which melts in water
from wikipedia:
feathers
but also:
"A trail or cloud of smoke, vapour, etc., issuing from a localized source and spreading or billowing out as it travels." (OED )
cryolite is a salt which melts in water
from wikipedia:
Benny Bunter
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Who is this, you?
Benny Bunter
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And did you have a similar thing in mind to what Kent posted when you wrote it? Pretty spooky coincidence.
Benny Bunter
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Cool!
Back to the Prynne, I reckon partition is referring to the parting of eye lids.
Also, the last book in the collection is called Alembic Forest, which I haven't looked at yet.
Back to the Prynne, I reckon partition is referring to the parting of eye lids.
Also, the last book in the collection is called Alembic Forest, which I haven't looked at yet.
william_kent
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more sea / water imagery
Hold fast to dial while opt readiness
candour,
"Hold fast"
from wikipedia article on "sailor tattoos":
also: "HOLD FAST is a nautical term that has its origins from the Dutch word “houd vast” which translate to “Hold Tight” in regards to holding securely to ships ropes and rigging." ( from the website for "hold fast" gloves! ) ( @yyaldrin is this correct? )
I don't know how aware Prynne is of the Junglist Massive, but this is probably the origins of:
ALL CREW HOLD TIGHT!
Bizzy B & Peshay - All Crew Hold Tight
Hold fast to dial while opt readiness
candour,
"Hold fast"
from wikipedia article on "sailor tattoos":
also: "HOLD FAST is a nautical term that has its origins from the Dutch word “houd vast” which translate to “Hold Tight” in regards to holding securely to ships ropes and rigging." ( from the website for "hold fast" gloves! ) ( @yyaldrin is this correct? )
I don't know how aware Prynne is of the Junglist Massive, but this is probably the origins of:
ALL CREW HOLD TIGHT!
Bizzy B & Peshay - All Crew Hold Tight
Benny Bunter
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gut (n.)
Old English guttas (plural) "bowels, entrails," literally "a channel," related to geotan "to pour," from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from PIE root *gheu- "to pour." Related to Middle Dutch gote, Dutch goot, German Gosse "gutter, drain," Middle English gote "channel, stream." Meaning "abdomen, belly" is from late 14c. Meaning "narrow passage in a body of water" is from 1530s.
Benny Bunter
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"to gut" also makes me think of an owl gutting its prey.
Benny Bunter
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I'm glad we're pulling apart this particular poem, I actually posted it on here ages ago just cos I liked the look and sound of it, especially the first few lines, but I didn't bother putting any work into reading it properly.