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Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase and the Politics of Art

Ahead of her time A cascade of lines Crossed The least of which was nudity 10/09/2019

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Jon Gutmacher

Date: 12/3/2019 9:15:00 PM

Ha! Love it! "The least of which was nudity" What a great line!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 12/4/2019 7:22:00 AM

Thank you Jon! Pretty fond of this one myself ;), xomo!

Desi Gall

Date: 10/22/2019 2:57:00 PM

Which is worse the politics of art or the art of politics. In the first you can end up naked and get consensus, in the second if you don’t get consensus you can end up naked. Pity you pulled your piece MM ??

Desi Gall
Date: 10/23/2019 2:44:00 PM

I still have my clothes on, he, he that’s brill too! xomo! ??

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/23/2019 9:50:00 AM

Brilliant anecdote! ...I still have my clothes on ;), xomo!

Quoth Theraven

Date: 10/20/2019 10:34:00 PM

Maureen, Your "Nude Descending A Staircase And The Politics Of Art" in all it's multi-dimensional glory. Still one of my favorites in this contest, if not the one. Luck be with you. -Richard

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/21/2019 6:54:00 AM

Dang, I pulled it from the contest. I did not believe it was what the judge was looking for, did not want to take up the space, call it a lapse in confidence... Thank you! xomo

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 10/10/2019 12:50:00 AM

Sounds like a very interesting person.

Timothy Mcguire
Date: 10/10/2019 9:57:00 PM

The painting certainly is so the must be the painter! And the poet, interesting! Well done.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/10/2019 7:12:00 AM

Deschamp or the nude? ;D,

Eric Ashford

Date: 10/9/2019 7:28:00 PM

Hi Maureen, the actual series of paintings make my eyes go blurry, but your poem clarifies. Well done!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/10/2019 7:10:00 AM

I have vestibular issues, a room full of them would probably make me fall over ;D,

Rico Leffanta

Date: 10/9/2019 6:05:00 PM

I am all for ruth laid bare! Aloha! Rico

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/10/2019 7:12:00 AM

O'natural ;), Hello my friend, xomo!

Jeff Connelly

Date: 10/9/2019 12:22:00 PM

Well oh wow Maureen this to me is also a very visual poem. I think I've told you I love art in all its forms. Composition is the most important part of any work of art. Balance is the key. I'm not a fan of minimalism except with writing. When I looked at this poem on the page, and this includes the heavy dark lettering of the title, I know this sounds stupid, for who am I to be a critic lol; but I would drop the last two lines two or three spaces down.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/9/2019 5:49:00 PM

Yes :)

Jeff Connelly
Date: 10/9/2019 3:57:00 PM

I understand Maureen and was by no means suggesting what you should do or have done. I don't know about the contests or contest rules, but do know you are a great poet; and I was just making a comment like we were sitting at a cafe drinking wine and talking poetics. Thanks Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/9/2019 1:47:00 PM

...and for some reason stretching the poem out over the page makes it Freeverse, not Light Verse ;),

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/9/2019 1:29:00 PM

I wouldn't change the spacing of the poem, but move the whole poem down three spaces, if it were not for a contest (incase it's discernibly mine). As a visual artist I do use the space on the page in my writing, absolutely. Composition, balance yes yes yes. No negativity detected ;), xomo!

Jeff Connelly
Date: 10/9/2019 12:22:00 PM

So before even reading this poem I would see the weight of words on top and then a three line space "Crossed" taking the reader down the bottom of the page. This is a great poem Maureen, so who am I seemingly comment negatively.