The best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesn’t need to be read. You don’t have to read it. As a matter of fact, you can write books, and you don’t even have to read them. My books, for example, are unreadable. All you need to know is the concept behind them. Here’s every word I spoke for a week. Here’s a year’s worth of weather reports... and without ever having to read these things, you understand them.
For me, Twitter is a public persona. It's UbuWeb or Kenneth Goldsmith (as opposed to Kenny Goldsmith). I don't interact. It's a lousy form for conver… - Kenneth Goldsmith
For me, Twitter is a public persona. It's UbuWeb or Kenneth Goldsmith (as opposed to Kenny Goldsmith). I don't interact. It's a lousy form for conver…
- Kenneth Goldsmith
Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories. - Kenneth Goldsmith
Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories.
You can't show me a sentence, word, or phoneme that is meaningless; by its nature, language is packed with meaning and emotion. - Kenneth Goldsmith
You can't show me a sentence, word, or phoneme that is meaningless; by its nature, language is packed with meaning and emotion.
The best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesn’t need to be read. You don’t have to read it. As a matter of fact, you can write books, and y… - Kenneth Goldsmith
The best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesn’t need to be read. You don’t have to read it. As a matter of fact, you can write books, and y…
And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself. What… - Kenneth Goldsmith
And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself. What…
If you don't want something to exist - and there are many reasons to want to keep things private - keep it off the web. But if you put it in digital … - Kenneth Goldsmith
If you don't want something to exist - and there are many reasons to want to keep things private - keep it off the web. But if you put it in digital …
I think that writers often try too hard in the name of expression, when often it's just a matter of reframing what's around you or republishing a pre… - Kenneth Goldsmith
I think that writers often try too hard in the name of expression, when often it's just a matter of reframing what's around you or republishing a pre…
Conceptual writing is looking for that "Aha!" moment, when something so simple, right under our noses, is revealed as being awe- inspiring, profound,… - Kenneth Goldsmith
Conceptual writing is looking for that "Aha!" moment, when something so simple, right under our noses, is revealed as being awe- inspiring, profound,…
It's not plagiarism in the digital age -- it's repurposing. - Kenneth Goldsmith
It's not plagiarism in the digital age -- it's repurposing.
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