Well, this is Vivek, I'm 32 and not single, studied historical anthropology and creative writing, and work at Sarai in Delhi as a content editor. I won't say too much more about myself because a) the poem "Death Wish" (to be included in the next mail) more or less sums up what I am and also what I would like to ideally be and b) I've already written to this list about who I am and who I am not, what I've written and what I have not written. Googling myself used to be an ego-boost, now it's a Borgesian nightmare. Each day more Vivek Narayanans arrive on the net, and some of them write poetry, prose, or play the cello. Whence all these Vivek Narayanans? Will we form a club, a world-plundering army, a cabal with secret designs, or merely duel amongst ourselves with hand-held weapons of mass-Vivek-destruction until the last Narayanan standing? Will we all ascetically give up our names or force all 4 billion of the species to also change their name to Vivek Narayanan? Only time will tell.
About poetry: poetry for me should be a legacy, a seance with the dead and also with the not-yet-born. Because poetry is a dialogue, a collaborative collective safety net, the reading of poetry and the writing of poetry should always go hand in hand. One ought, as Calvino advises, to read in equal parts the classics, the work of contemporaries, and the work of a few quirky, unknown personal discoveries, so as not to be overly seduced by any of the above. Poetry is far beyond form and yet, paradoxically, it is most often released through a mastery of form. And as for poetry and spirituality, I think of Les Murray, who said something to the effect of: when it's standing still, it's religion; when it's in constant flux, it's poetry. Vivek ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Did you get this mail as a forward? Subscribe by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join. Members are encourage to post poetry, their own and others', respond critically to the poems circulated, and participate in discussions. Post via email at [email protected] OR online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post. ====theZESTcommunity====== [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
