A Letter to A Muse Ebook
by Lorenzo
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About the Ebook
There are 222 illustrated poems in this volume. Half are originals created solely by the author. The vast majority were written between August and December of 2002.
The subsequent half of the book consists of entries inspired by other poet's celebrated work. Some are purposeful parodies, others playful parities—all serious inquisition and introspection. The vast majority of these poems were written in response to the reading of the other poem, and a scant few simply thematically matched previously written work. There were 100 referenced works in all.
BONUS: In addition to the 222 poems that make up the original concept of the book, there are also 27 other extra poems that have never been made public before.
I have noted the source of inspiration for the poems of part two at the bottom left-hand corner of each poem. If my poem was composed subsequent to reading someone else’s poem the footnote is written as “afflatus (divine inspiration): title of poem, author.” However, if my poem was written before, and I found there simply to be a significant similarity that subsequently merited a comparison, than the notation begins “arcades ambo (of the same ilk): title of poem, author.” The poems are in alphabetical order by title.
As a clarification, I would like to note that these are not meant to be antiphonies, for they are not direct responses to verse. With the exception of poem 222, there is no attempt to imagine a dialogue with either the poet or the original poem.
I would like to acknowledge all the muses past, present and future who inspire my work, life herself being the most giving one. I am forever grateful.
"Much of life becomes background, but it is the province of art to throw buckets of light into the shadows and make life new again."
A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Poetry
- Version Fixed-layout ebook, 262 pgs
- Publish Date: Jan 06, 2012
- Last edit Jan 06, 2012
- Language English
About the Creator
Lorenzo is an expert and author on street photography, and an award-winning street photographer. As the Photography Examiner for New York for the Examiner.com, Lorenzo chronicles what’s up, what’s new and what’s notable in the world of photography in NYC. In 2008, he was chosen to be the HP Be Brilliant Featured Artist and he became the best-selling author of 25 Lessons I’ve Learned (about photography). Since taking up digital photography in 2005, his photography has been featured in fotoMAGAZIN, Germany's premier photo magazine, and his photos have been cited and published by over 350 other blogs, websites, and print publications. Today, Lorenzo has over 30,000 photographs on flickr.com—where his photos have been seen over 6 million times and where he ranks as one of the site's most popular photographers. He has been called an "Internet photography sensation" by Time Out New York and is considered a "Flickr star" by Rob Walker, Consumed columnist, for the New York Times.