Another wee trumpet blast. Some work of mine in FUSEBOX 3, on the rattapallax site. The issues also contains Fusebox3 poems edited by Rosemary Dun; poetry in audio by Nathan Filer, Bucky & Khadijah Ibrahiim; an article: The Age of MC Solaar; some football poetry (there's a concept); poetry by young Pilipino Americans; Nigerian poetry, and much more.
vale Jackson Mac Low 1922-2004
Belatedly, wanting to acknowledge the passing of Jackson Mac Low last week. There's an obituary at The New York Times and here's more info on Mac Low .
The poem below is from his series of Light Poems.
1ST LIGHT POEM: FOR IRIS -- 10 JUNE 1962
The light of a student-lamp
sapphire light
shimmer
the light of a smoking-lamp
Light from the Magellanic Clouds
the light of a Nernst lamp
the light of a naphtha-lamp
light from meteorites
Evanescent light
ether
the light of an electric lamp
extra light
Citrine light
kineographic light
the light of a Kitson lamp
kindly light
Ice light
irradiation
ignition
altar light
The light of a spotlight
a sunbeam
sunrise
solar light
Mustard-oil light
...
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