Fucking Freedom

I am very pleased that you like the poem. I think it is important to do things which are not the norm, not going to be approved necessarily but add to the freedom of spirit. Trust you to jump in quickly with a reassuring approval. Thank you. Brian

I am particularly pleased with the phrasing of your laud. There is something refreshing when a woman feels free to speak so. You have been busy and I have noticed, but am so slow with chores and writing. But I will get to where I need to go, with the speed of regular mail. I am so glad you make suggestions. It is comfort of sorts. This time I will probably stick to the title, Fucking Freedom. I think shock appeal is good for titles. I think especially here. For my poem is not really about Mr. Bush. It is about freedom, and within oneself, permission. For all of Bush's foibles will not equal the self-censorship that each person submits to for his own constraining reasons, multiplied by us all, and the implications which spill onto the land. We must give ourselves permission to speak. And rather than persuade, I thought I would do. For each of us has a mandate and obligation to provide ourselves with the permission to speak of ourselves, our peoples and our world. If we don't, we risk a bain of boring poetry, failure to know ourselves well, knowing each other not at all and offering encouragement to those who will act predominantly upon uninformed self-interest. So each of us has an opportunity to fuck freedom, or not, and I think we should know it. We tend not to think of ourselves as influential in world, national, even municipal affairs. But we are wrong. I am always pleased to converse with you, Nina. Brian

I wondered, in particular, how you would react to this poem. Thank you for your gracious compliment. It was a comfort to see it posted. I think of you as a very patriotic person, in the best meanings of that word. Which I imagine to mean that you feel your heart pull not always in the direction of your head. Brian

I do like that YOU loved this poem! Together with that little mighty statement from Mahatma. And, he knew from experience. Brian

I can't tell you how moved I was to find your comment. You have the inclination to which most men aspire: to be a good man. And you model it. I have great respect for all such inspiration. Thank you for your generosity. Brian

I am glad you comfort in this fashion as I am aware whose spotlight I accidentally shifted. But I think that you got this ball rolling some time ago. Then Olya. Those efforts were the necessary precursors to this, that is for sure. Brian

May I ask whether Cat is a diminutive, and if so, from what? I think those years had a surreal quality, like a Dada-ian poem. And yet such real woe unfolded. Your praise is very humbling. Thank you. Brian

It is so nice to make your acquaintance, Eduardo. I like to think of myself as a student of history and politics. I do so like that you tell more of the story. Thank you for reading my work and encouraging it. Brian

You have a very kind cursor. These are such hills of accolades. I feel a little daunted. I will try to be a deserving recipient of your so generous expressions. Brian

Thank you ever so much for your words, especially "lexicotastical". I remembered you saying you might look at my work, and at the time I thought, "Well, maybe I should be writing something new to be looked at." You found it. Thanks again. Brian