On Wednesday last week (27 April 2022), I read Stephen (“Steve”) Jenkinson’s most recent piece (he doesn’t blog and rarely posts to his website) called All Out of Still.
'My' take on interpreting his work really comes from my own experience. The more I made my works public the more I became aware of how we interpret what other's write. Often, so very often, someone would comment about what I wrote and what it meant. And they were no where near 'my' meaning. I can't say they were wrong on what they felt it meant, because that's what it meant to them. But it often did not mirror my intention. I say this because out of this piece of yours, your struggle to come to terms with what the writer Steve meant, struck me more than what he wrote, because of my experience. It's a circle.
Thank you. I find this more than a little intriguing but that, I suppose, is why I so love words -- in all their stripes. PS. Charles Bukowski is another person who makes me think deeply about certain subjects, especially what it means to be creative.
'My' take on interpreting his work really comes from my own experience. The more I made my works public the more I became aware of how we interpret what other's write. Often, so very often, someone would comment about what I wrote and what it meant. And they were no where near 'my' meaning. I can't say they were wrong on what they felt it meant, because that's what it meant to them. But it often did not mirror my intention. I say this because out of this piece of yours, your struggle to come to terms with what the writer Steve meant, struck me more than what he wrote, because of my experience. It's a circle.
Thank you. I find this more than a little intriguing but that, I suppose, is why I so love words -- in all their stripes. PS. Charles Bukowski is another person who makes me think deeply about certain subjects, especially what it means to be creative.
Prayer is the song of our heart
Prayer is the tuning of our intention
Prayer gives voice to our fears and expresses them as love
Prayer is an orientation towards belonging
Prayer is an invitation into now
Prayer is a declaration of love
Amen 🙏