I. Am. A. Runner.
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I am a runner.
There- I said it... wrote it.
I am not an athlete, I don't do it for a living. I am not an Olympian- I'm
not even that fast. Not re...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Reading Merwin & Small Towns
I have to read Merwin in the mornings
when my mind is clear and there are no noises.
Reading him is like driving through a small town:
blink and you'll miss the universe.
No pressure.
I know from small towns, growing up in one
sans stoplights. Bike or skateboard could traverse
the town we knew by land and water.
What I learned about art came from
a fast-talking black man in the park
while we sat eating a box of Pop Tarts.
He expounded on photography and frames
and perspective. He poured himself into
a garage sale guitar, but had no business
or time for cars.
There was no school in the town where
I learned everything (not that I know anything).
Small towns and Merwin are maybe the same.
They contain everything. They hold the universe.
Blink at your own risk.
Labels:
growing up,
Oxford,
Pop Tarts,
reading,
small towns,
W.S. Merwin
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