Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tender Buttons

My Facebook status is now officially "Sugar is not a vegetable."

This piece, divided into three equally confusing sections, seems to make the least sense out of anything I've ever read, yet simultaneously be the most quotable.

Stein plays with language unlike anyone I've ever seen. What really got my attention with her work is how it requires the written language.

Her style cannot be read aloud and maintain the meaning (or lack thereof) and have the same effect, because it plays with how we read and how we associate meaning with specific words with specific spellings.

Since reading this piece (peace), I feel more aware when I hear (here) words that could be written different ways.

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