“An American Gothic… or a Pound of Prevention” by Earls
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- Art / Design
Title:
- An American Gothic... or a Pound of Prevention
Session/Category Title: Sitting: The Seat for Virtual Travel
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Abstract:
Manifest destiny: In “Excerpts from the Vancouver Lectures,” Jack Spicer relates the story: Yeats, 1918, a train bound for Los Angeles. His wife in a trance, automatic writing, taking dictation from “spooks.” Yeats poses the question: “What are you here for?” And the spooks reply: “We are here to give metaphors for your poetry.”
