Tain Closing of the Eyes, a Way of Leaving, Hesitations
Books leave gestures in the body; a certain way of moving, of turning, a cer- tain closing of the eyes, a way of leaving, hesitations. Books leave certain sounds, a certain pacing; mostly they leave the elusive, which is all the story. They leave much more than the words. Words can be thrown together. It it their order and when they catch you--their time. Hey you listeners, stop what you’re doin’ and Set it in motion, it’s the next movement You listeners, stop what you’re doin’ and Set it in motion, it’s the next movement Flyleaf: text from “The Next Movement” by The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Jazzyfatnastees, & Dionne Brand, A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging Image: stratographic, by Blair Johnson and Luke Williams P-QUE U E P-Q U E UE BUFFALO, NEW YORK 2020 acknowledgements Publication of P-QUEUE Vol. 17 is made possible through the support of the Poetics Program and the English Department at SUNY Buffalo. Our thanks for the generous financial support of Myung Mi Kim (James H. McNulty Chair of English), Steve McCaffery (David Gray Chair of Poetry and Letters), Rachel Ablow (Department Chair), and Judith Goldman (Director of the Poetics Program). Also funded in part by the Graduate Stu- dent Association (GSA), the English Graduate Student Associa- tion (EGSA), and the Comparative Literature Graduate Student Association (CLGSA) at SUNY Buffalo. (The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Poetics Program, the English Department, the GSA, EGSA, or the CLGSA).
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