Gertrude Stein-
Five Words in a Line(1930)
This
poem was chosen mainly because of the humor
I found with it. The title stated “Five words in a line” and I obviously
thought it would be a five worded poem, but then seeing the poem be the title
as well just kind of made me laugh. I thought it was interesting that it was
almost mocking certain ideas behind traditional writing. I thought that it was
a very funny, literal, and independent idea for a poem.This poem and the next
kind of tie together on my list because of the continuation of this notion of
poetry is happening.
Joseph Kosuth-
Five Words in Red Neon(1965)
Like
I stated before I was interested in this poem because it is so similar to my
first choice on the list by Gertrude Stein. This poem differs in the sense that
I thought it was visually beautiful. I believe that in comparison to the Stein
poem it is visually more beautiful than Stein’s but the concept of Stein’s poem
is stronger. After I read this poem I started to think on if Kosuth was
interested in Stein as an inspiration for this poem and if this was a reaction
to his piece seeing as Stein’s piece was made thirty five years prior to
Kosuth’s. I personally wouldn’t see myself making a poem in this form, but i
appreciate them both for the concept and the humor behind it.
Douglas
Huebler-Secrets
I
was very interested in this poem because of the interaction and experience you
got as a reader. Just from the title of the piece I was curious to see the
material and see what people would actually write as a secret. Maybe that’s
just human nature though. Wanting to know other peoples secrets and just having
curiosity in general. I see this piece more as a social experiment. The idea of
seeing if people will actually put a secret, or if they won’t. The interaction
of the piece is beautiful to me because of how many people were actually
willing to participate.
Howard Fried-The
Cheshire Cat, Part 1 (1972)
Within
recent time I have become very interested in list poetry and I think this poem
is really beautiful. Its this continuous list that is very fluid and just never
ends. I think the dates on the ends are really important because it gives it a
stability that the words in the list lack. Its this train of thought over the
passing of time. I envision this piece on a long scroll and just hung on a wall
while letting the scroll hit the ground and continue down the floor for
everyone to read.
John Baldessari-
“I will not make any more boring art”
I
relate to this piece a lot. I am constantly telling myself things like this
over and over again in this list form. The visual of it being written in a
journal form or hand written form also makes it more personal and appealing to
me. I think some would say that this is a boring piece of art because its just
the same thing repeated over and over again, but I think because it resembles a
train of thought its really just simple and beautiful.
Robert Barry- Art
Work (1970)
Like
in Baidessari’s piece I felt that this constant thought about art is very
connecting to me. It may not be in list form but its feels like one constant thought
and with that thought processes through, the longer it goes the more resolved
the idea feels. The longer you write the further and further do you get into
your head and you start to understand things better because you're starting to
write without thinking. Its all subconscious and thats how art should be.
Robert Barry- This
work has been and continues to be refined since 1969(1971)
This
is probably one of my favorite pieces on the list, but i found it later on
while searching the website. I think i’m connecting to these piece the most
because I find with my own work that if i constantly write just words on what
the art is then i can find out more about the art itself. This form of poetry
is really interesting to me because it not only talks about the idea behind the
piece but also helps the reader understand the writers thoughts and process of
understanding language.
Victor Burgin-
“Any Moment” (1970)
This
piece wasn’t my favorite, but I thought the way it was constructed was
interesting. The idea of playing with language and time together was inviting
to me. With each step and each second of time passing I became more aware of
the time and language together. I thought that it was successful in that way.
Vito Acconci-
Points for Motion
I
wasn’t really sure about this piece. I see it more as a study of lanugage
rather than a “poem”. I see why people would still see this as a poem, but I
personally would categorize it as a study of language, which can also be a
definition of poetry. And this piece is pushing that definition which just
makes it more interesting and pushes it outside that boundary of poetry. Which
now after writing and thinking about it makes me enjoy this piece more because
its made me ask questions and have a discussion about it which makes it
successful.
Taddea
Oscuro-(January,1968)
I
thought this piece had humor in it as well as playfulness. It pushes that
boundary in a similar way that Acconci does with his piece, and also introduces
humor with the fact that Oscuro is just making a statement about contemporary
poetry. It seems as if he is making a statement that all contemporary poetry is
similar. So by making a poem of just stating that he is pushing that beyond
what other contemporary poets write and also making a new face for contemporary
poetry.
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