Comments on: wishbooks http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2009/06/05/wishbooks/ Casual Dismissals from Danny O'Brien Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Liz http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2009/06/05/wishbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Liz Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:36:12 +0000 http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/?p=1319#comment-1025 It's so much easier to find those entry points, and it's not as much of a leap (I think) but there's still some difficulty which seems to be not just about creating vs. consuming/observing but about formality, or register of speech. So a blog is much more of a formal circus than many bulletin boards or a chat room/ twitter/ facebook wall participation, though both are public. One is still a circus, though one that invites any one to step in and get on stage and swing around on a crazy trapeze while an audience pays attention to the complicated maneuvers. The other is a playground where everyone runs around on the equipment but no one's expected to be watching. But there's something here too about privilege and the expectation of being paid attention to... I did the same as you with Factsheet Five but ordered zines early on and sent my own zines to Mike for review; then to Action Girl Newsletter run by Sarah Dyer. Before FF or before I found it (mid 80s) I did the same with Poet's Market. with a drive & conviction that there were people out there doing things and writing things, and I was going to jump into it as soon as possible! growing up reading about literary circles... like, oh, beat poets, or oh, paris in the 20s. and thinking, "there's nothing magic about those particular people or that place, that could happen anywhere." p.s. for linking to Debbie you could use her blog, <a href="http://www.laurietobyedison.com/discuss/" rel="nofollow">Body Impolitic</a>. It’s so much easier to find those entry points, and it’s not as much of a leap (I think) but there’s still some difficulty which seems to be not just about creating vs. consuming/observing but about formality, or register of speech. So a blog is much more of a formal circus than many bulletin boards or a chat room/ twitter/ facebook wall participation, though both are public. One is still a circus, though one that invites any one to step in and get on stage and swing around on a crazy trapeze while an audience pays attention to the complicated maneuvers. The other is a playground where everyone runs around on the equipment but no one’s expected to be watching. But there’s something here too about privilege and the expectation of being paid attention to…

I did the same as you with Factsheet Five but ordered zines early on and sent my own zines to Mike for review; then to Action Girl Newsletter run by Sarah Dyer. Before FF or before I found it (mid 80s) I did the same with Poet’s Market. with a drive & conviction that there were people out there doing things and writing things, and I was going to jump into it as soon as possible! growing up reading about literary circles… like, oh, beat poets, or oh, paris in the 20s. and thinking, “there’s nothing magic about those particular people or that place, that could happen anywhere.”

p.s. for linking to Debbie you could use her blog, Body Impolitic.

]]> By: a_wannabe_creator http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2009/06/05/wishbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 a_wannabe_creator Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:20:04 +0000 http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/?p=1319#comment-1022 Me too! Many hours pouring over Factsheet Five. Here's to more line blurring. Me too! Many hours pouring over Factsheet Five.
Here’s to more line blurring.

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