THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

hAPPY aMERICA

A One-Year Project.

WHY HAPPY AMERICA?

I'm celebrating in advance the inaugeration of a new President one year from now. WHOEVER that is, it's worth a brief "Hurray!" before any disillusion to follow.

I'M ALSO, though, pointing the way toward a full renewal of the culture. For that as well I'm prematurely celebrating.

In the past, have I been too negative? Disturbed too many sinecured mandarin folks? Taken writers into dangerous territory? Here will be one place not to frown but to smile, because change is in place. Change is now. The tottering current system of literature is in collapse, better days ahead, accompanied by the fun and adventure which come WITH making change, renewing an art, discovering new talent and announcing that fact, which is my task.

1 comment:

Karl Wenclas said...

(Think clowns, balloons, and fireworks.)