Memoirous

P aterson Directed by Jim Jarmusch Movie Review William Carlos Williams’ work was about capturing a moment. There are times when his work reminds me of Walt Whitman in its laudatory celebration, for example, of Paterson, NJ. (I know New Jersey, really.) And, at other times, his poems seem a lot like the New York School. He was a contemporary of Frank O’Hara, though much of his work pre-dates the NYS. Nevertheless, he was influential in his simplicity and taking a snapshot of everyday life and holding it up. It is what it is=a wheelbarrow, but it is also grander than that=it’s red, the chickens are white. What isn’t mentioned is that it is a clear crisp morning, the kind where you feel alive. Glad of that particular moment. In the movie Paterson, Adam Driver, is a bus driver named Paterson. Is there some synchronicity here? He observes. Through his lens we see: Waterfalls A glass Matchbox A mailbox askew Series of twins He sees patterns in Paterson. Is it a...

William Carlos Williams’s “The Descent” is a poem worth remembering. Below is an excerpt: Memory is a kind of accomplishment a sort of renewal even an initiation, since the spaces it opens are new places inhabited by hordes heretofore unrealized of new kinds— since their movements are toward new objectives (even though formerly they were abandoned). Next week, March 17 th , my book 365 Affirmations for the Writer will be on a 1-day ONLY special at Amazon. Download the book for only .99 cents—76% off the regular price. Passaic Falls that fed the industries of Paterson, NJ