26736 -Starts in the middle with talk of self-righteousness and political possibilities. the only way out (attitude of the political practitioner, a politics that takes into account its own aggression, anxiety) 6:30: Can meditation stop genocide? 9: Million Meditator demo- "feeding all that silence into [people's minds]" 10:30: Whalen: languages I read and discussion of Rilke 21: Contemporary Influences: Allen- Trungpa, "I didn't have the courage to get out and swim" Didn't get up on stage to read improved unaccompanied poem until this year, age 50! 22:30ish: Intros and reads his improv-ed list poem (irony?) "Spring Night 4 AM..." - good Q&A: can you spontaneously compose without the background of discipline? (I think Allen shirks the question myself and I would love to hear more). 25:00 "what does spontaneity free you <em>from</em>?" discussion of bad first effort spontaneous poems "green armpit poetry" or "clouds and flowers"." 29:40: Naropa Money Woes Allen's good and worked up. Blank 2005-06-07 13:12:15 2004-12-10 14:29:35 5 1 5.00