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Archive for August, 2009
The Meaning of Words: Rob Riemen on Art and Communication
Posted: August 26, 2009
Tags: Joseph Frank, John Coetzee, Julien Benda, Elizabeth Mann-Borgese, Katia Pringsheim
“When words no longer tell the truth, when words turn into lies, language dies, and we with the language. It is the first and foremost task of every poet, of every novelist, to write meaningful words, to write truthful words. You don’t have to be religious, or a philosopher, or a great expert on Plato to realize that a language cannot be without truth.”
Ahsahta Press’s Janet Holmes
“There aren’t very many presses that will take chances on experimental writing because there isn’t an enormous readership out there (yet) and they’re worried that the books won’t sell.”
— Janet Holmes
