"And I didn't notice that I wore no shoes."
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer,"Footsteps"
The last message that Anne Singer sent to the hardly known and nearly never read poet Jackson Whitlock, went unopened for nearly seven years.
It was around the time of the sending of the message that pidgeons, and almost exclusively pidgeons, were the only creatures he communicated with . Really, he was just bribing them, paying for their attention with old bread. They never answered back.
Earlier that year, Whitlock had published his third book of poetry entitled, "Reeds of Sorrow". It was generally trashed by the few critics who had even noticed it. At the time it seemed to Jackson that the only champions of his efforts were -
Anne Singer : pediatric nurse, former ballet dancer, Whitlock's former work colleage.
Jason Mascaras : Seventeen year old senior and bass player/ founder of the garage -punk band, "Eric Please Don't Fuck the Puppy".
Rosario de la Cruz : Whitlock's ex -wife, long-distance truck driver.
Elise Whitlock : Jason and Rosario's seventeen year old daughter.
Even Jackson Whitlock himself, could not be counted amongst the fans of his work. Unfortunately, he was totally unaware of his most dedicated, loyal, and important fan. He was frustrated and depressed - two facts that manifested themselves in Whitlock's newest behavior : talking to pidgeons.
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer,"Footsteps"
The last message that Anne Singer sent to the hardly known and nearly never read poet Jackson Whitlock, went unopened for nearly seven years.
It was around the time of the sending of the message that pidgeons, and almost exclusively pidgeons, were the only creatures he communicated with . Really, he was just bribing them, paying for their attention with old bread. They never answered back.
Earlier that year, Whitlock had published his third book of poetry entitled, "Reeds of Sorrow". It was generally trashed by the few critics who had even noticed it. At the time it seemed to Jackson that the only champions of his efforts were -
Anne Singer : pediatric nurse, former ballet dancer, Whitlock's former work colleage.
Jason Mascaras : Seventeen year old senior and bass player/ founder of the garage -punk band, "Eric Please Don't Fuck the Puppy".
Rosario de la Cruz : Whitlock's ex -wife, long-distance truck driver.
Elise Whitlock : Jason and Rosario's seventeen year old daughter.
Even Jackson Whitlock himself, could not be counted amongst the fans of his work. Unfortunately, he was totally unaware of his most dedicated, loyal, and important fan. He was frustrated and depressed - two facts that manifested themselves in Whitlock's newest behavior : talking to pidgeons.
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