tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post4520987835335478220..comments2023-12-10T13:16:58.731+09:00Comments on Axis of Abraxas: A Poetry Blog: Ocean's ProcessJessica Goodfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-4472320518715538112011-05-25T16:42:10.180+09:002011-05-25T16:42:10.180+09:00Hi Jessica -- Ocean seems very wise for his age, a...Hi Jessica -- Ocean seems very wise for his age, and the depth of his poems reflects his wisdom. At the same time he seems like a very "normal" college-aged young man! It's an appealing combination. I look forward to reading more of his work. Thanks again...Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-57282194723443071302011-05-25T10:36:03.325+09:002011-05-25T10:36:03.325+09:00Hi Mari, I don't know much about Ocean Vuong, ...Hi Mari, I don't know much about Ocean Vuong, except what I learned from his interview and his website (both linked in the original post). He is a practicing Buddhist however, which probably has a lot to do with his more organic, less goal-oriented process. <br /><br />I don't actually go looking for any of this stuff; I just run across it. In this case, I happened to publish in a journal alongside Ocean Vuong, whose work I was unfamiliar with. But I was blown away by it, and immediately went online to find more of his stunning poems. I'm really glad I did too. This guy is an undergraduate, so we probably have lots of beautiful work from him to look forward to.Jessica Goodfellowhttp://www.jessicagoodfellow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-83869368051359440282011-05-25T09:53:47.760+09:002011-05-25T09:53:47.760+09:00Also, I'm wondering if there's a cultural ...Also, I'm wondering if there's a cultural component to Ocean's process, i.e. it's occurred to me that the idea of sitting down at the desk every day, writing a poem a day, "cranking out" (to use Ocean's words) the work, etc., might be a more Western, goal-directed notion of productivity, whereas Ocean seems to favor the internal gestation of the poem, which might be an Eastern bias. It's a thought (and one that appeals to this Hapa poet!).Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-53167637570356011742011-05-24T09:05:06.458+09:002011-05-24T09:05:06.458+09:00My process exactly. How comforting to know I'm...My process exactly. How comforting to know I'm not alone. Thanks for posting, Jessica... where do you find all this great stuff?! I'd be on the Internet 24/7 to dig up half of the things you do. Well, that's why I follow your blog. I'll read Vuong's interview. Thanks for doing this important work.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.com