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THE ECONOMY OF HELEN
THE ECONOMY OF HELEN
FLOWERS FALL, AND UNFURL TO TEXT. IN THIS POEM-COLLAGE HYBRID, ADAM USHERS FRAGMENTS FORWARD.
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FLOWERS FALL, AND UNFURL TO TEXT. IN THIS POEM-COLLAGE HYBRID, ADAM USHERS FRAGMENTS FORWARD.
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Song: Mullholland by Stars of the Lid
In part 3, "The Economy of Helen," the fragments of flowers and text twine together. The piece includes textual bits of phrases and lines from PreSocratic philosophers as well as a visual homage to Emily Dickinson's herbarium. It also marks the entrance of Gorgias as a character—both historically and symbolically—into the working of the entire 'poellage' (part poem, part collage). Materials in this section have been taken from the streets of New York City, the gardens of Amherst, as well as from elsewhere (c.f. balloon-parts from a recent book party). Maurice Blanchot wrote: "The fragmentary: writing belongs to the fragmentary when all has been said." Against this—or rather amidst this situation of remnants—the beauty of construction waits to be spoken.
Adam is a poet in the East Village of New York City. A disciple of iconic American poet, John Ashbery, Adam published a poem in six parts. His work with Fortnight has since been read at prestigious venues in New York City alongside some of the great American poets. He has also started his own press, publishing new work by Mark Strand. He has interviewed John Ashbery for the Boston Review, Bernadette Meyer for the Poetry Foundation and has been published widely on the web and in print. After Fortnight, he collaborated with fellow Fortnight alum Moreno Callegari.
In part 3, "The Economy of Helen," the fragments of flowers and text twine together. The piece includes textual bits of phrases and lines from PreSocratic philosophers as well as a visual homage to Emily Dickinson's herbarium. It also marks the entrance of Gorgias as a character—both historically and symbolically—into the working of the entire 'poellage' (part poem, part collage). Materials in this section have been taken from the streets of New York City, the gardens of Amherst, as well as from elsewhere (c.f. balloon-parts from a recent book party). Maurice Blanchot wrote: "The fragmentary: writing belongs to the fragmentary when all has been said." Against this—or rather amidst this situation of remnants—the beauty of construction waits to be spoken.
Adam is a poet in the East Village of New York City. A disciple of iconic American poet, John Ashbery, Adam published a poem in six parts. His work with Fortnight has since been read at prestigious venues in New York City alongside some of the great American poets. He has also started his own press, publishing new work by Mark Strand. He has interviewed John Ashbery for the Boston Review, Bernadette Meyer for the Poetry Foundation and has been published widely on the web and in print. After Fortnight, he collaborated with fellow Fortnight alum Moreno Callegari.
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