Jorie Graham reading at the 2006 Dodge Poetry Festival

[lontok11]

Pretentious and largely unengaging, if at times very lyrical, attempt at T.S.Eliotness. It sounds meaningful, but is completely unanchored and without consideration for the reader/listener.

[SuperSoup99]

My name is Jorie to, not kidding!!!!!!!

[sumausa]

I can't tell if people are salting this poem because they don't understand it or because they understand it too well.

[Kanatas]

Secrecy and mystery are supposed to be, well...mysterious, not pounded like flank steak with a rubber mallet.

[clouddonshore]

Gorgeous. Nobody hits me so hard without a single scene.

[barrieev]

I like the camerawork. Good production values = importance.

[bluelacey]

chittering of manyness

[thirtybones]

you lost me at "ironic".

[xenakiddle]

Not the worst poem ever....a few strong moments but it runs on to the point of pretentiousness. The direction of the poem meanders and is lost in a few spots.

[Kanatas]

@xenakiddle I agree. This dumps easily into the churning flow that IS today's literary attempt at mystery. I listen and only think 'ugh.'

[rain926]

compelling!