INTRODUCTION + 21st CENTURY ART, C.E.- B.C., A Context
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INDRA, Nepal
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NEW POSTINGS NOTES:
August 1, 2004 --I invite you to come on an adventure with me in stitching
my latest needlepoint THE TEN
THATS -- ie. to share step by step the creative process of developing
an improvisational piece of needlepoint, indeed doubly improvisational,
because it is based on North Indian Classical music -- which, like
needlepoint, manifests within one of the strictest "grid systems" in the world, both of which,
nonetheles, allow for, literally, infinite variation. Indeed the
improvisation is triple as I layout the web page for which I have scanned,
over time, the stages in developing the needlepoint, and now, having
almost finished the piece, I am posting these along with an explantory
text. The page is still very much under construction, but come and enjoy
the process. It is hoped that the needlepoint will be completed just one
step sooner than the web page.
Under Poetry, The
Opinionated Cat has
just been posted, a collection of
Shiva-purna Poems.
Also, a new form of fiction, Cyber Bytes can be seen under Fiction. The Kalachakra and its text, the main philosophical and
technical documentation of the Needlepoints, is now complete. An
autobiographical Essay tells
about the founding of the American Film Institute, Directing Workshop for Women. The 2001 Poems, The 2002 Poems,
The 2003 Poems The 2004
Poems and The 2005 Poems
form an almost, in some instances,
daily-added-to foundation for my many
Poetry Collections and Ascesis. As The 2006 Poems are gestating and
being
born, I will continue to add some of my Early Works in both
poetry and prose.
In 2005, I completed many early drafts of a Novel/Memoir
entitled Trivium. It will be posted eventually -- maybe after seven more
drafts.
Under CAUTION on the
Poetry,
Table of Contents page, there is documentation about the 116 poems
plagiarized from this website -- and poems plagiarized from at least ten
other poets -- by AOL Poetry Board users, as well as some advice about
what to do if you, as a poet or Internet user, are singled out for this
dubious form of appreciation.
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Under POETRY are poems both
mundane and
mystical about India, America, China, Europe and other states of mind. New
works are
added frequently and noted under Newly Posted.
Recent Collections include: The
Exultation
Poems (2003) Poems Inspired by
Nisargadatta
(2002), Birds Migrate At Night
(1999), the 338
poems of the Poetic Forms Used
in English,
(The Desolation Poems)
(1987-2001).This
Forms Collection, contains most of the canon of about 400 American/English
Poetry Forms. Along with its scansions and drafts, it is archived in
Special Collections at the Blagg-Huey Library of Texas Womans University,
Denton, Texas.
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Under TEXTILE ART is an
exhibition
of Needlepoints, catalogued and
footnoted,
which was most recently exhibited
at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Some of the works are based on North Indian Classical music, others are
inspired by both Eastern and Western iconography.
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Via TEXTILE ART this
Website is linked to
21ST CENTURY ART, C.E. -- B.C., A
Context.
Created under the Open Studios Project of the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Benton Foundation, the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Public
Libraries and Microsoft's Technology Resource Institute, it exhibits some
of the world's finest work in Needlepointing, Weaving, Baskerty,
Architecture, Chinese Lattice, Tapestry, Rugs, etc. -- the "grid arts".
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Under MUSIC can be found
profiles of some of North Indian Classical Music's
greatest musicians:
Ali Akbar Khan , the finest
musician alive
today; Swapan Chaudhuri, the
great tabla
master; Sisir Kona Dhar Chowdhury,
violinist;
and Laxsmi Ganesh Tewari,
vocalist.
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Under ESSAYS will be posted
some
autobiography, some old and new articles, some philosophy. The first
posting is Dream of the Marble
Bridge, the
Founding of the Directing Workshop for Women of the American Film
Institue, a History.
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Under
TRAVEL are stories from India about
Vijayanagar,
Mahabaleshwar,
Bodh Gaya; from America,
Mission Walk,
Crossing the Country,
San Francisco ; other stories include
Spain,
Zen Walking,
Terror. There are
also poems about
India,
Nepal,
Tibet,
Angkor Wat,
Iraq.
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Under FICTION is No
Palms, a novel, and the short stories: Sheba, Kat Black a
mystical, Cattipoint-illustrated tale, and House
Hunting, as well as various collections of
Cyber Bytes.
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Under ART & POETRY -
ACCUMULATIONS is a collection of three-dimensional collages, made of
and accompanied by poetry.
Jan Haag may be reached via e-mail: jjhaag@gmail.com