Hejinian book of a thousand eyes and one

Writing in the expanded field 19821998, and the related poetics journal digital archive, both coedited by hejinian and barrett watten, have just been published by wesleyan university press. The 12th collection from poet, essayist, and translator hejinian the book of a thousand eyes offers a short russian novel modeled after pushkins eugene onegin. The book of a thousand eyes lyn hejinian full stop. This is what gives it the character of a compendium. Hejinians sallies are at once pragmatic, mysterious, and an utter delight to read. We find them thinking of nothing insteadtheres no one to impersonate. Lyn hejinian teaches at the university of california, berkeley.

It is one poem in a series hejinian has been writing, a project she currently calls the book of a thousand eyes. Lyn hejinian my life green integer books recognized today as one of the great works of contemporary american literature, my life is at once poetic autobiography, personal narrative, a womans fiction. Lyn hejinian is a poet, essayist, teacher, and translator. Lyn hejinian is one of todays most esteemed and widely read poets. Lyn hejinian born may 17, 1941 is an american poet, essayist, translator and publisher. Written over the course of two decades, the book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the arabian nights who. The book of a thousand eyes to achieve reality by lyn. Jean day a third of the way into the book of a thousand eyes comes the question, isnt sleep fitted to this world. Thurs feb 9 12 lyn hejinian celebrated the release of the book of a thousand eyes omnidawn with a reading at city lights. Hejinian describes the book in conversation with rusty morrison this. I love says the acrobat to read rarely passing even torn scraps on the street without stopping to see what they have to say im late or your car is blocking my driveway if you dont move it now ill call and have it towed, jim im sorry, i didnt mean what i said, i just thought i did, we dont have, i need to. First published in 1980, and revised in 1987 and 2002, my life is now firmly established in the postmodern canon.

The book of a thousand eyes a dream, still clinging like. Not hereover theres a better place to begin a funny story. Hejinian, cornerstone of the contemporary american experimental writing scene, offers an avantgarde almanac of poems, prose fables and. My life lyn hejinian recognized today as one of the great works of contemporary. Those who go on to read hejinians finest work, however, will then turn to the book of a thousand eyes, which omnidawn brought out earlier this year. Born in the san francisco bay area in 1941, lyn hejinian has published over a dozen books of poetry in addition to essay collections and two translated volumes, including a grreat adventure, which she selfpublished in 1972, the language of inquiry, and the book of a thousand eyes. The book of a thousand eyes to achieve reality lyn hejinian 1941 to achieve reality where objects thrive on peoples passions, enormous effort and continuous social interactions are required, and i cant get started without you. Hejinians familiar taste for dry abstraction finds a useful foil in dreams tendency toward images and sleeps resistance to linear thought.

If it is finished perhaps, she tells us, in the summer of 2009. Her most recent published book of poetry is saga circus 2008. Lyn hejinian remembers leslie scalapino, 2010 these sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. A little book of a thousand eyes smokeproof press, 1996 wi. She is the author of of over twenty volumes of poetry and critical prose, including several poetry collections previously published by omnidawn. From behind a lemon tree, i watched my exboyfriend carefully run an electric razor across the head of a beautiful woman. The book of a thousand eyes to achieve reality to achieve reality where objects thrive on peoples passions, enormous effort and continuous social interactions are required, and i cant get started without you. Poet, essayist, translator, and publisher lyn hejinian is a founding figure of the language poetry movement of the 1970s and an influential force in the world of experimental and avantgarde poetics. Armantrouts poems are included in many anthologies, including the arcadia project 2012 and postmodern american poetry 20. Rae armantrouts just saying was published by wesleyan in 20. Written over the course of two decades, the book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the arabian nights who, through her nightly taletelling, saved her culture. Lyn hejinian teaches the university of california, berkeley. But an admonitory voice is also present in one of hejinians previous prose pamphlets, a thought is the bride of what thinking, published by the tuumba press in 1976.

Hejinian s book is a compendium of night workslullabies, bedtime stories, insomniac lyrics, nonsensical mumblings, fairy tales, attempts to understand at days end some. The discussion focused on several of hejinians most recent works including the book of a thousand eyes omnidawn, 2012, sagacircus omnidawn, 2008 and the grand piano. From the book of a thousand eyes by lyn hejinian, published by omnidawn. This is hejinians largest scale book yet it reflects the kind of intimacy and affective and affecting charm i associate with all her work. Her compendium of night works titled the book of a thousand eyes will appear in the early spring of 2012 from omnidawn. Hejinians characteristic linguistic intensity and philosophical approach are present in this book length poem. Her poetic autobiography, my life, has gained an almost legendary reputation, and is taught in many university and college courses. An experiment in collective autobiography mode athis press, 2010. Reading lyn hejinians happily can make one imagine a second, somewhat happier stein telling stories in single long or short lines that are aware of one another as they go about their own affairs.

Her poetry is characterized by an unusual lyricism and descriptive engagement with the everyday. Written over the course of two decades, the book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the arabian nights who, through her nightly taletelling, saved her culture and her own life by teaching a powerful and murderous ruler to abandon cruelty in favor of wisdom and benevolence. Coming in at 333 pages, eyes is a project on which hejinian has been working for decades and the. What they are at night affirms the association with the one thousand and one tales of the arabian nights, and the book is dedicated, in homage to scherezade, the narrator of that text. The book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the. Lyn hejinian remembers leslie scalapino follow link to read the complete essay lyn hejinian on pennsound daily. This is hejinian s largest scale book yet it reflects the kind of intimacy and affective and affecting charm i associate with all her work. The book of a thousand eyes a dream, still clinging like light to the dark, rounding by lyn hejinian.

In carla harryman and lyn hejinians picaresque novella, friendship. Dreamers narratives vary, but this book seems also lyrical in the way it carries the sense of one dreamer dreaming and. The book of a thousand eyes by harriet staff poetry foundation. And the easy answerabundantly yesboth masks and unveils the bigger shape. Like hejinians dreams, my own resonated without plot, narrative, or accrued symbolism, but unlike hers it rang out, it shook me to my core.

Charles bernstein nothing can quite prepare readers for the book of a thousand eyes, just out from omnidawn. The book of a thousand eyes i love says the acrobat by. Hejinian, a founding figure of the language movement, was. The unfollowing, the book of a thousand eyes, saga circus, and the fatalist. The book of a thousand eyes by lyn hejinian, paperback. The book of a thousand eyes never documents that magnetic terror, that finality of endless consequence that my dreams, at least, often carry. Books by arkadii dragomoschenko, barbara einzig, lyn. The book of a thousand eyes paperback april 1, 2012 by lyn hejinian author. Other books include a border comedy granary books, 2001, slowly and the beginner both published by tuumba press, 2002, and the fatalist. The book of a thousand eyes is the culmination of two decades work for lyn hejinian, and it has been anticipated by some of her readers at least since the 1996 publication of a little book of a thousand eyes. Hejinians last collection before this one, the book of a thousand eyes omnidawn, 2012, exhibited great formal range. The book of a thousand eyes by lyn hejinian goodreads. A dream still clinging like light to the dark roundingthe gap left by things which have already happenedleaving nothing in their place may have. Listen to the full poetry reading and interview 9 july, 2014 at the wsu poetry and poetics digital.

She is the codirector with travis ortiz of atelos, a literary project commissioning and publishing cross. Lyn hejinians my life is one of the foundational texts of language poetry. Her recent books are the book of a thousand eyes and the wide road, written in collaboration with carla harryman. If one genders the players in the tropes of western epistemology, one typically ends up with a model in which the quest for knowledge is a male enterprise and the. Reading lyn hejinians happily can make one imagine a second. Lyn hejinians constant change figures july 5, 2010. Written over the course of two decades, the book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the arabian nights who, through her nightly taletelling. Nothing can quite prepare readers for the book of a thousand eyes, just out from omnidawn. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lyn hejinian books online. Like scherezade, buying yet another day of her life with each tale, hejinian seems to buy herself time to. The book of a thousand eyes to achieve reality by lyn hejinian. She is the author of many poetry collections, including my life and my life in the nineties. Written over the course of two decades, the book of a thousand eyes was begun as an homage to scheherazade, the heroine of the arabian nights who, through her nightly taletelling, saved her culture and her own life by teaching a powerful and murderous.