my friend birrell walsh posted this to an email list i’m part of. it captures well how i think of our work in open space…<\/p>\n
“How do I say, in your language, in case you’re inspired to purchase, it’s worth noting that given the weird economics of publishing right now, he makes more money from the download (US$5.00 to the purchaser) than from the printed copy (US$22.00 plus shipping). but of course, hardcopy is still hardcopy. the book itself is beautiful, very well and sturdily made, and with a remarkable cover photograph from the collection of another friend, one radmila krieger, of munich.<\/p>\n if you want to know what birrell actually looks and sounds like, or just want somebody to read poems to you, he read twelve of his poems into his webcam and posted to youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n or maybe it’s enough just to enjoy this one, that seems to understand our work so well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" my friend birrell walsh posted this to an email list i’m part of. it captures well how i think of our work in open space… “How do I say, in your language, to allow a space to open inside oneself, no – *as* oneself – and in that space to have such welcoming that others … <\/p>\n
\nto allow a space to open
\ninside oneself, no – *as* oneself –
\nand in that space to have
\nsuch welcoming that others
\ncome there too, not as images,
\nno, but *as* themselves;
\nand in unfolding as themselves
\nwithin the spacing you are being-as
\nthey find ease and freedom (by the way)
\nto be well. How do I say that,
\nin your language,” he, moving his tongue
\naround unfamiliar syllables, asked
\nso he could teach me.
\n<\/em>
\nif you like this, you might like some of his other poetry. he has a book posted at lulu.com<\/a>. there are two of his favorite poems there, on the lulu product page.<\/p>\n