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Ross Brighton

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Born

in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Poetry, Conceptual Writing

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The author of beck: nothing, can be done (Publication Studio Malmö, Sweden, 2013), Lullaby for David Mitchell (Forthcoming from Electio Editions, Australia), Temporal Maze Denture (above/ground press, Canada, as part of the 5th Dusie Kolektiv, 2011), A Draft from Birds (&then&then, New Zealand, 2010) and A Pelt a Shrub a Soil Sample (Neoismist Press, NZ, 2009) His work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Turbine, Minarets, Potroast, Side Stream, Brief , Catalyst (all NZ), Otoliths (Aus), Meat Confetti, Reconfigurations, No Tell Motel, Action Yes, unarmed (all US), Bad Robot (UK) Dusie (Switzerland), and Cruce (Puerto Rico). He is former reviews editor for the US-based journal Tarpaulin Sky, and completed a Masters in Creative Writing at ...more

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I wrote a piece about the critical response to Eleanor's Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries for The Pantograph Punch. Which reminded me that there are two pieces of mine over at Montevidayo as well, one Pierre Guyotat, and in response to Johannes Göransson's blogging for The Poetry Foundation. Thought I should stick them here. This is kind of a depository.

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“A FEATHER.

A feather is trimmed, it is trimmed by the light and the bug and the post, it is trimmed by little leaning and by all sorts of mounted reserves and loud volumes. It is surely cohesive.”
― Gertrude Stein, Tender Buttons

tags: cohesiveness, feathers, poetry

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“we that were wood
when that wide wood was

in a physical Universe playing with

words

bark be my limbs my hair be leaf
Bride be my bow my lyre my quiver ”
― Susan Howe

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“What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written.”
― Jacques Derrida

tags: censorship, language, speech, truth, writing

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“All writing is garbage. People who come out of nowhere to try and put into words any part of what goes on in their minds are pigs. ”
― Antonin Artaud

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“Schwarze Milch der Frühe wir trinken dich nachts
wir trinken dich mittags und morgens wir trinken dich abends
wir trinken und trinken
ein Mann wohnt im Haus dein goldenes Haar Margarete
dein aschenes Haar Sulamith er spielt mit den Schlangen
Er ruft spielt süßer den Tod der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland
er ruft streicht dunkler die Geigen dann steigt ihr als Rauch in die Luft
dann habt ihr ein Grab in den Wolken da liegt man nicht eng”
― Paul Celan

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message 2: by Ross

Dec 14, 2008 06:40PM

If anyone is doing any conceptual writing or similar (see ubu.com for the kind of stuff i mean, under conceptual or contemporary) then i may be interested in hearing from you

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message 1: by Todd

Nov 10, 2008 12:49AM

You really like this website aye? I gathered because after logging in for the first time in a month I was bombarded with your innumerable updates.
You're so socially networked 2.0 Ross.

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