Saturday, April 30, 2011

To write? atau tulis?

"This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple "I must", then build your life in accordance with this necessity; your whole life, even into its humblest and most indifferent hour, must become a sign and witness to this impulse."


Excerpt from Letter 1 of  Letters To A Young Poet by Rainer Maira Rilke 


So far I've only got names (aliases really) and 640 words. 
Chronology and plot be damned, I've got to start something, at some point or the other.

It's absolute crap at the moment but hey, Kerouac typing out On The Road in 3 weeks fuelled by Benzedrine? Romantic myth. He was at it for years through his journals and previous novels. The 3 week rush was a culmination point. I'm no Kerouac, just saying. Beat beat beat!


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P.S. You can read Letters To A Young Poet online here.
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12 comments:

  1. i am maiMay 9, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    i have the book. aku fikir mahu bagi kau lepas aku baca. cis cis cis.

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  2. MJMay 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    'Letters to a Young Poet' memang buku yang inspiring. Strongly suggest untuk dibaca. Btw, ada 'khabar-khabar' yang mengatakan cerita Kerouac tulis 'On the Road' dalam 3 minggu adalah tak betul.

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  3. Leana F MMay 14, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Yeah, yeah. Twas but a romantic myth. N, 'discuss his writing method' ? Cool. Ramai ke yg dtg?

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  4. MJMay 15, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Takda la ramai mana, Ipoh kan, small laid back old town je. But, quality lagi cunz dari quantity, kan? ;)

    I just got hard cover of Kerouac's letters from my publisher--buku koleksi surat-surat yang dia hantar kat kawan-kawan dia. :D

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  5. Leana F MMay 15, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Bacalah. Surat2 Kerouac menarik. I've got a compilation of his letters to Ginsberg & Ginsberg's to him. Diorg berdua shj. Agak barulah, published last year, called "Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters".

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  6. MJMay 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Buku yang saya ada bukan hanya surat dia to Ginsberg, tapi kepada puluhan kawan-kawan dia yang lain. Check out Bob Kaufman; unsung Beat. Salah seorang kegemaran saya, his poems way better (personally saya rasa) than Ginsberg.

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  7. Leana F MMay 15, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Jazz poetry, the American Rimbaud...menarik...thanks! Never heard of him before. Tadi baca a couple and heard a few on YT. Poem2 dia lebih lucid. 'The Poet' awesome. *suka

    Ginsberg, I like his rush of words. Dia mcm...ada sudden moments of brilliance amongst his crazed flood of...Idk, hahah. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4C3i3coDfU&feature=related

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  8. MJMay 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Ramai lagi Beatniks yang unsung, yang famous dan selalu orang tau; Kerouac, Ginsberg dan Burrough je. Saya ada sorang writer Beat perempuan yang saya suka; Diane de Prima nama dia. Try cari dia.

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  9. Leana F MMay 15, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Baik, baik, will check mmore of her works later. Jumpa ini btw, dia hidup lagi! Hahah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk629z7REWY&feature=related

    And darn you sir, this is bad...saya ada midsems lagi 3 minggu. *semakin distracted

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  10. MJMay 16, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Baca le buku untuk midsems, but selit-selit le membaca whenever you can! :D

    Oh btw, kalau awak berminat, meh le booking buku baru saya. Boleh check di blog untuk cara membelinya sementara belum masuk kedai lagi.

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  11. Leana F MMay 16, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Yeap2, sure thing. Thanks bgtau. Gd luck with your new book.

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  12. MJMay 17, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Thank qaseh!

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