Sketchbook: Charles Wright III Word from: Shlomo

Let me try and explain the appeal for me of Wright's focus on landscape. It sets up a focus for our attention, like a canvas, or in terms of psychobiology, all the light information that hits the center of the iris. Yet, its a misdirection, like an illusionist's sleight of hand. He sets up the frame, only to point out that there are things occuring just outside of it. We can't really fully perceive these things, after all we've already commited ourselves to giving our full attention to whats in the frame. Similarly, the light receptors on the periphery of our eyes are noo good for accuracy, but are actually better at percieving the actual occurence of light in general (vs. dark). So on a number of levels, its human nature to have experiences on the periphery/ outside of our ability to rationally dissect. Even when one shifts the frame, or expands it, the problem will remain. But I odnt mean to be pessimistic, recognizing this lack of accuracy, reliquishing out hope for total control and knowledge can be humbling and freeing.

I spoke to Jake about how an optomistic version of Wright's poetry would read, but I think there is also a version 1.1 for how a jewish (maybe misnagdish) version, hence my wordplay with the term "textscape"... Yeah, I know I'm just a Shlocker, I admit it.