David Antin

I am quite unsatisfied by the distinctions between the oral and literate.

I am quite unsatisfied by the distinctions between the oral and literate.

Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing read more

Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing and saying.

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in read more

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars.

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for read more

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.