So there’s going to be a new series of posts on here called “Finding the Meaning”. This whole idea originally got started when I was talking with my wonderful girlfriend about a poem on here. In my spare time I’ve been reading a small chapbook of poems by the author Heather Sellers, and although it does have some nice little gems in it, I am constantly frustrated by the inaccessible nature of her writing. Sure, maybe I’m just too dense, too much of a dolt to “get it” but then, I write poetry myself, and I’d like to think I’m at least somewhat “hip” and/or “with it” enough to grasp the meanings of some cryptic poetry–at a certain point, unless you want to explain the art (at least a little bit), it’s just meaningless to the majority of your audience. And that sorta sucks!
My girl and I were chatting about the poem “Fine Paisley Like Mandelbrot” and I sort of realized that I had fallen into the same trap–too much ambiguity.
Also, another thing that had been on my mind was the recollection of an awesome article on the video games blog Kotaku, where people were discussing their favorite memories and “experiences” playing Grand Theft Auto. I really got into that discussion, to the point where I read through hundreds of comments. And it got me thinking: I enjoy listening to people discuss the reasons why they like things.
So in that spirit I smash the proverbial champagne bottle over the hull of this new ship, christened, “Finding the Meaning”
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