Comments on: The Best Thing I Read Today https://jerrydennis.net/1/post/2013/05/the-best-thing-i-read-today.html Author Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 By: Jerry Dennis https://jerrydennis.net/1/post/2013/05/the-best-thing-i-read-today.html#comment-11 Jerry Dennis Wed, 08 May 2013 20:32:48 +0000 http://jerrydennis.net/?p=389#comment-11 Steve — Lucky you! That’s a memory — and a journal page — you can carry with you always.

]]> By: Steve Gilzow https://jerrydennis.net/1/post/2013/05/the-best-thing-i-read-today.html#comment-10 Steve Gilzow Tue, 07 May 2013 13:56:21 +0000 http://jerrydennis.net/?p=389#comment-10 Those of us in Ann Arbor had the profound pleasure of hearing Gary Snyder read a few days ago — Keith had the double pleasure and privilege of introducing him to the audience. I did a small sketch of Gary in my journal as he read, and wrote down on the same page these sentences from his talk:

“We are all apprenticed to the same teacher — reality.”

“I’ve kept up this exercise of deep unlearning.”

“There is no substitute for presence.”

“Wild refers to an intrinsic order, not craziness.”

“Doing something well — especially in the arts — is its own reward.”

After the reading there was a reception. I had the great good fortune to have a few minutes — basically alone, as others hit the food and drink — to speak with Gary. He signed and dated my journal page! An instant treasure. He had a remarkably approachable, kind presence.

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