tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041406202834959632.post5705184538783164550..comments2024-02-22T21:07:53.641-05:00Comments on A Walk Around the Lake: SpinPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674873440135193968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041406202834959632.post-72773741244034346712008-12-31T10:44:00.000-05:002008-12-31T10:44:00.000-05:00Yes, I love blur and erasure as much as clarity. T...Yes, I love blur and erasure as much as clarity. The work of adjustment, of focusing, of remembering often doesn't result in "accuracy" or even truth. This is where Kunitz's idea of creating a mythology of one's life seems part of the project of poetry. Thank you Chris, for this ongoing exchange -- of ideas, of words, of images-- here's to more in the coming year.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674873440135193968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041406202834959632.post-82648159029190913302008-12-30T23:06:00.000-05:002008-12-30T23:06:00.000-05:00Exploring memories is a "work of adjustment." It's...Exploring memories is a "work of adjustment." It's just that the "focusing" doesn't always work flawlessly, or the recollection of events may take on a false clarity. History grows its own distortions: magnifications, blurs and erasures. Here's to future clarity, a beautiful year ahead of us. Thanks for your terrific blog, Pam.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019640015329956061noreply@blogger.com