I so much appreciate this post! I have a very rare poem of Simic's that I will find and post here. I too started writing poetry in the sixties: haiku in the vein of that found in the Peter Pauper Press, and eventually free verse in the style of masters like Gary Snyder, Whalen and Rexroth as my models. Even designed two chapbooks very much poor imitations of Snyder's voice. I didn't find my own voice until a trip in the Wallowas in the early eighties. I still write, but only for myself now. Unintelligible stuff for the most part! Thanks again!
beautiful and moving tribute
What you write is poetry, Jason. Your weaving of science, reverence, and mysticism is a gift. Thank you for both the science and the words.
I so much appreciate this post! I have a very rare poem of Simic's that I will find and post here. I too started writing poetry in the sixties: haiku in the vein of that found in the Peter Pauper Press, and eventually free verse in the style of masters like Gary Snyder, Whalen and Rexroth as my models. Even designed two chapbooks very much poor imitations of Snyder's voice. I didn't find my own voice until a trip in the Wallowas in the early eighties. I still write, but only for myself now. Unintelligible stuff for the most part! Thanks again!