It's possible to explain William Blake's writing.
I'm guilty of it myself. I danced
with Tiriel in an article. In a refereed journal,
baby! I also convened with Blakeans
in Santa Cruz: ecstatic dancers, emergent
recluses, titans from research
universities, Hippie refugees, Santa
Cruzeans, iconographers, and just
plain folks. Nothing against
Blakeans, but it seems more productive
to partake of Blake's texts
as if they formed a surreal festival.
Enjoy the music (I stole this idea
from A.E. Housman.) Put on a
costume yourself. Move into, with,
and against the crowd. In
the parlance of the Beats
(which they ripped off from
African Americans), Blake
is to be dug/not dug. Interpretation
and belief remain secondary.
Call the first if you think you
need it. Avoid the second.
hans ostrom 2017
I'm guilty of it myself. I danced
with Tiriel in an article. In a refereed journal,
baby! I also convened with Blakeans
in Santa Cruz: ecstatic dancers, emergent
recluses, titans from research
universities, Hippie refugees, Santa
Cruzeans, iconographers, and just
plain folks. Nothing against
Blakeans, but it seems more productive
to partake of Blake's texts
as if they formed a surreal festival.
Enjoy the music (I stole this idea
from A.E. Housman.) Put on a
costume yourself. Move into, with,
and against the crowd. In
the parlance of the Beats
(which they ripped off from
African Americans), Blake
is to be dug/not dug. Interpretation
and belief remain secondary.
Call the first if you think you
need it. Avoid the second.
hans ostrom 2017
