20080131

is 5


hillsarealive,nepal©burgseye06
"If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little-somebody who is obsessed by Making. Like all obsessions, the Making obsession has disadvantages; for instance, my only interest in making money would be to make it. Fortunately, however I should prefer to make almost anything else, including locomotives and roses. It is with roses and locomotives (not to mention acrobats Spring electricity Coney Island the 4th of July the eyes of mice and Niagara Falls) that my "poems" are competing.
They are also competing with each other, with elephants, and with El Greco.
Ineluctable preoccupation with The Verb gives a poet one priceless advantage: whereas nonmakers must content themselves with the merely undeniable fact that two times two is four, he rejoices in a purely irresistible truth (to be found, in abbreviated costume, upon the title page of the present volume.)
is 5"

ee cummings
Foreword to "is 5"

20080130

People in Stone Houses Shouldn't Throw Glass

Kia ora,
Despite our complete lack of activity and profile, we are flattered to have recieved some robust comments from 'anonymous' readers, which should soon appear on the blog.
We welcome comments from all perspectives, however personal and embittered, as well as the good ones that we don't write ourselves. As always with any creative pursuit, it doesn't matter whether people think what you do is good or bad; as long as they are not indifferent.
We are amazed that anyone has the time or the inclination, to repeatedly criticise us as people and as aspiring creatives. However we are glad we can provide an outlet for these frustrated ghosts of the internet. These ghosts need a home and have suggested setting up an 'Anti-DIG Blog'. This is a much better idea than doing something constructive, with integrity on their own behalf and we wholeheartedly encourage it. We of course will be able to link to it, comment on it and rave on like pretentious, egotistical idiots about it. It will also give us an opportunity to fully appreciate the superior calibre of our critics, not only in the creative realm, but also their substantial contribution to 'the kids', community, world-peace and 21st Century culture.

So....if you want to say something personal, do it personally, if you have got something constructive to say, say it constructively and if you have something to show for yourselves, show it - You DIG!...
..."TAXI"