Rob Ayling writes: It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"
UNLESS WE CHANGE
WE FALL BEHIND EACH MOMENT
until our age leaves us bogged in
reactions
unworthy of any living adaptive
organism
Could our heroes of the 60s thrive in
2015?
Those living Ferlinghettis,Snyders
,McClures-
each unique,different,diverse.Well,they had
to change-
to temper their tunings to the call of the
ages.Like jazz-
one evolves from Trad to freeform
/bebop/rogue stylings.
Words are sounds trapped in cages.Ululations
,howls,shouts,screams,songs
are as much the repertoire and vocabulary of
performance
as pages white and framed,drained of all
emotions.
Shakespeare was not meant to be studied-his
plays were for performance
There is a power in your voice.Add meaning
in text .Share with an audience
Extend the world into another
world.ENTER@WILL.You are home!
You are living in this moment!
a
link.
Beat poet Michael McClure tries new
style at 83 In the 60 years since the famed Six Gallery reading that introduced
the Beat poets, Michael McClure has read his words in any number of forms and
settings. [...] he’d never done anything close…
sfchronicle.com
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