[stylist] Chris and William, RE: Poem - "Magician"

[Jackie Williams]

Chris, and William, 
The interchange between you and William M.  is so very meaningful for both
of you and all of us. It contains the honest feeling of a reader containing
the frustration of a non-MFA reader's honest effort to understand and
appreciate a piece, but is quite unable to, and the frustration of a poet in
not being able to penetrate the masses with whom he wants to share his
innermost thoughts. You both have succinctly explained exactly where you are
coming from.
For your information, the Poem-a-Day feature has recently taken to adding a
feature at the end of each poem that says, "About this poem," in which the
author tells you in ordinary words what his poem means. 
This has saved me from "throwing out the baby with the bath water,"
In many instances. After knowing that, I will read it with much more
appreciation.
Because I do not know many people who will go to the effort that you have
done, Chris, perhaps, if we send a poem to this group, and it is intricately
woven in density, perhaps we should include the same.

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 


-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Kuell
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:05 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Poem - "Magician"

Hey Bill,

I wanted to acknowledge your poem, as I don't believe anyone else has yet. 
I've read it, let it sit, reread it, and reread it again. I think this is 
probably one of those poems that has great meaning to you, but I'm simply 
too dull to get much from it. I like the words, and the phrasing, and while 
I'm sure it means something, I'm just not close enough to see it. Perhaps 
the poem is symbolic of something you (the poet) used to be able to do, with

your blazing words, but the people just don't react the same any more. Does 
that make me one of your drunken onlookers? If so, that's a role I'm used to

playing.

Thanks for sharing.

Chris
 


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