Pot Liquor for Writer's Block--Nommogeneity.Pot Liquor pot liquor n. See liquor. Noun 1. pot liquor - the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked pot likker, liquor broth, stock - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. for Writer's Block--Nommogeneity by Nommogeneity Poets Ubwenge Press, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-9703567-0-6 This offering could be one of the prototypes of how poetry will be delivered in the future. The poetry quintet Nommogeneity and its mini-poetry anthology comes complete with a CD. You can read the poetry and hear it and it seems both composed and improvised im·pro·vise v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es v.tr. 1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation. 2. . Nommogeneity (a.k.a. the Nommogeneity Poets) is Laila Aziz, Angela Boyce, Douglas Kearney, d. zenani mzube, and dj Watson. Their book comes with extremely high expectations. Spoken word artist Reg E. Gaines provides the forward; L.A's word wizard, Kamau Da'aood has written the introduction. It is good work heavy on words, blunt imagery and familiar topics and themes. Douglas Kearney takes on the awkward wing of cultural nationalist thought ("Prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. Plastic Blackness"); d. zenani mzube is concerned with violence against women ("Easier"); Laila Aziz, patriarchy patriarchy: see matriarchy. ("Izms"); Angela Joyce, fear ("Crank Call"); d.j. watson, desire ("Solo"). Many will love Pot Liquor and many others, due to the redundancy contained within many of the poems, will dismiss this fine effort. Reading and listening to Pot Liquor, I hoped more than once for some solace in economy, but somehow, I knew that safe choices wouldn't have done this project any justice. Pot Liquor thrives on its excesses. This package is genuine because it is not perfect, and notable because its use of words dazzles and keeps the poetry fresh from start to finish. Brian Gilmore Brian Gilmore (born July 8, 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950's. He was a follower in Footscray's 1954 premiership side and had the honour of having the ball in his hands when the siren sounded. is the author of Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags. |
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