Rauan Klassnik’s Ron Silliman Dreams
Silliman's eyes in Rauan's brain
In support of his excellent book of violent prose poems, Holy Land, Rauan Klassnik has been blogging from the Holy Land. There are lots of violent, strange drawings, weird rants, and recently, a series of dreams he’s had about Ron Silliman. They are quite fun.
Here’s the beginning of the first one:
I’m sitting on a rock with God. Below us in a field of cactus a naked Ron Silliman is scurrying after a rabbit.
Again and again it looks like Ron’s about to nab it but he either mistimes his final leap or the rabbit’s too slick and he ends up in cactus. Usually face-first.
But, a couple of times, tumbling over, it’s ass-first. All credit to Ron, though, he’s diligently and painstakingly removing all the needles (sometimes with the help of a mirror he’s produced from who knows where.)
I look over at God. He’s blank-faced.
Check out some more on the blog, and buy Rauan’s book. It is a quick and mind fucking read.
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i read this amazing silliman dreamlike question poem thing he wrote in the 70’s. it was called sunsets or something or other having to do with the sun. i emailed him and asked if he had anything else like that he wouldnt mind submitting to the journal. he repied that he had like 170 other journals soliciting his work ahead of mine and after he fills that demand he will send something along. ha.
i read this amazing silliman dreamlike question poem thing he wrote in the 70’s. it was called sunsets or something or other having to do with the sun. i emailed him and asked if he had anything else like that he wouldnt mind submitting to the journal. he repied that he had like 170 other journals soliciting his work ahead of mine and after he fills that demand he will send something along. ha.
Barry, perhaps you should start dreaming about him too…. and perhaps you will….
Reb Livingston read my Ron Silliman dreams and then dreamed him herself…
perhaps this Silliman-dreaming is a virus… o, Christ !!!!.
(i’ve probably said too much already)
Barry, perhaps you should start dreaming about him too…. and perhaps you will….
Reb Livingston read my Ron Silliman dreams and then dreamed him herself…
perhaps this Silliman-dreaming is a virus… o, Christ !!!!.
(i’ve probably said too much already)
Yeah, I dreamed of Silliman a couple times before. I often dream of poets. Before Silliman was always a “minor” character, but yesterday I dreamed that my son and I met Silliman and his family at Eat N Park (diner-type restaurant) for pie. Ron only ate the filling, not the crusts. My chocolate cream changed into an apple pie. Everyone was very nice.
Yeah, I dreamed of Silliman a couple times before. I often dream of poets. Before Silliman was always a “minor” character, but yesterday I dreamed that my son and I met Silliman and his family at Eat N Park (diner-type restaurant) for pie. Ron only ate the filling, not the crusts. My chocolate cream changed into an apple pie. Everyone was very nice.
i want to dream of reb and rauan dreaming of silliman
then i want someone to dream of me dreaming of reb and rauan dreaming of silliman
hence the earth will shit
i want to dream of reb and rauan dreaming of silliman
then i want someone to dream of me dreaming of reb and rauan dreaming of silliman
hence the earth will shit
Blake, the earth is always shitting
Blake, the earth is always shitting