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Leftwich, Jim

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1956-

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

myesis (Vol.1), 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-45694-47902
Scope and Contents

myesis signifies layers and stages of fragmentation. Chapters or sections as fragments of the book; paragraphs as fragments of chapters; sentences as fragments of the paragraphs; phrases as fragments of the sentences; words as fragments of the phrases; letters as fragments of the words. I read the empty spaces. Myesis is an excessive, minimalist writing. Leftwich interweaves Greek mythology, Judaism, comments on music and performance with language poetry and the rules of poetry . He provides several long quotes from contemporary poets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

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  • Subject: Experimental fiction X

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Language poetry 2
Conventional poetry 1