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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the Humanities Endowment Fund ofthe University ofCalifornia Press Foundation. THE FIRE _ _ THE FIRE Collected Essays of Robin Blaser Edited and with a commentary by Miriam Nichols University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London University ofCalifornia Press, one ofthe most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. For acknowledgments ofpermissions, please see page 481. The photograph used as a frontispiece is reproduced courtesy ofChristos Dikeakos. Photographs that appear in the illustration section (following page 410), except for the last one, are reproduced courtesy ofRobin Blaser. University ofCalifornia Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University ofCalifornia Press, Ltd. London, England © 2006 by The Regents ofthe University ofCalifornia Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blaser, Robin. The fire : collected essays ofRobinBlaser / Robin Blaser ; edited and with a commentary by Miriam Nichols. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13978-0-520-24510-5 (alk. paper), isbn-100-520-24510-5 (alk. paper) — isbn-13978-0-520- 24511-2 (pbk. : alk. paper), isbn-100-520-24511-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Poetics. 2. Poetry—History and criticism. I. Nichols, Miriam. II. Title. ps3552.l37f57 2006 808.1—dc22 2005025772 Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on New LeafEcoBook 50, a 100% recycled fiber ofwhich 50% is de-inked post-consumer waste, processed chlorine-free. EcoBook 50 is acid-free and meets the minimum requirements ofansi/astm d5634–01 (Permanence of Paper). nothing simpler than what I have said because I didn’t say it, nothing simpler than what I have said, because I said it— Robin Blaser, “The Art of Combinations,” The Holy Forest CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Preface xi PART I POETICS The Fire (1967) 3 Particles (1969) 13 The Stadium of the Mirror (1974) 26 Poetry and Positivisms (1989) 38 The Recovery of the Public World (1993) 64 Among Afterthoughts on This Occasion (1993) 87 out of the velvet—the denim—the straw of my mind (1999) 96 The Irreparable (2003) 98 PART II COMMENTARIES The Practice of Outside (1975) 113 Imaginary Lettersby Mary Butts: Afterword (1979) 164 George Bowering’s Plain Song (1980) 177 The Violets: Charles Olson and Alfred North Whitehead (1983) 196 “Mind Canaries” (1986) 229
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