Tag Archives: Voice Ways

Guttural From the Throat

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Francois Lachance

From a villanelle by Liz Howard (“A Wake” in Infinite Citizen fo the Shaking Tent) come these lines which remind one of a wholly erotic power. If I moan from an animal throat it is in hope you will return … Continue reading →

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Driven Diving

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Francois Lachance

This set of diving exercises is set in the past. It pertains to “Our Youth” in the poem of the same name by Gilles Hénault. like fools we dove again in seas of grief where twist the coral spines of … Continue reading →

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French Frogs

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Tour de force. Forceful turn. Gillian Sze “Sound No 5” Panicle Humans, too, imitated the frogs — koa koa! — and begin to ask questions, Quoi? Quoi? We turned to each other and hands groped, demanded, Que sexe est? or … Continue reading →

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yr utopia: dreem not uv its prfekshun

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Francois Lachance

bill bissett – The Gypsy Dreamer Director: Luis De Estores Described as “an evocative, multifaceted portrait of acclaimed Canadian poet, artist, singer, and peer mental health advocate, bill bissett”. “forget living a normal life that’s my message of hope, my … Continue reading →

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Sound Twins

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Robin Blaser sounds like Carl Sandburg. Listen to any of the recordings of Blaser at PennSound. Compare to Carl Sandburg reading from The Windy City [Chicago] from the Caedmon Poetry Collection: A Century of Poets Reading Their Work. Chi-ca-go And … Continue reading →

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Nip Nip Na Poo

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Francois Lachance

I have been intrigued with matrices since high school algebra. The layout of this little bit was influenced by the square form of the sticky note. nippy nip nip nap nap   na poo   Baby talk: sheer love of … Continue reading →

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Last Lafs

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Francois Lachance

William Carlos Williams draws a parallel between the “stubborn man” and the “rocks” in “The Seafarer”. […] They strain forward to grasp ships or even the sky itself that bends down to be torn upon them. To which he says, … Continue reading →

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Beguiling

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Francois Lachance

Mixing Creole dance with 13th century Christian lay orders. Rifting on Cole Porter’s Begin the Beguine. Like the image of dancing nuns that stops one from hearing Ella Fitzgerald’s voice continue on to describe a music so tender, so tropical. … Continue reading →

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Susceptible to Susurrations

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Francois Lachance

Selected from 27 April 2006 entry of flow writing flood. Potency Expression that is conducive, vibration that is conductive Turn Twist Stop Pause Pause Stop Twist Turn PSTT Haltable whispers precipitate. Arresting transversals are traversed. Desire attended tracks. ffffriction spliced … Continue reading →

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Homophonics

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Francois Lachance

What we eat, we are… I found this one. Envious that I did not invent it. oat of elegance for oath of allegiance This intralinguistic homophonic translation reminds me of these interlinguistic examples: Mots D’Heures: Gousses, Rames: The D’Antin Manuscripts … Continue reading →

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