The first 25 minutes of this class for a nice complement to his Improvised Poetics part 1 July 1988 (July 14, 1988). Like that class, it discusses the discipline/yoga of sticking to one theme and riffing on it intensely. 0: On Neal's Ashes, midnight writing trances 8: What is the point of teaching ancient forms? 11: AG sings a raga accompanied on harmonium 18:54: Working in absorption states "enter your own imagination and manifest it" - "must have a fixed theme." 26: Poets who manage household economies / sourpuss sh*ts 29: Christopher Smart "a Song to David" 43: Q & A about mental vomit vs. themed writing/ resentment & poetry 54: Reads from the Book of Thel by Blake 1:24: Sings Blake Method / Smart / Blake Blank 2007-10-19 22:44:58 2007-10-19 22:44:58 5 1 5.00