Days Poem, available from
Meritage Press (please click)
Walden Book, available from
Graying Ghost (please click)
friends, I extend my hand in welcome. my astonishment is yours!
Allen Bramhall Writing Portfolio
Resume
C.V.
- The River's View
- Captain Element
- Simple Theories (recent writings)
- R/ckets & S/entries
- R&S as pdf: makes great parting gift
- Oh Wait Theres More!
- more of my writings
- Trade Station
- Seize Song
- Interest Red
- Ex Poetical poetry library, ongoing
- Three Spot
- Amazement Stuff not for the heart of heart
online publications by AHB
Harrison/Bramhall interview blog:
Les Autres Blogs
- S Ellis
- Boston Poetry Blog
- How Can We Miss You If You Won't Go Away Gould
- R Lopez
- C Annarummo
- The most latest Tom Beckett Blog, Inc
- T Beckett (NEW)
- T Becket (NEWEREST)
- T Beckett (more newer than new)
- T Beckett ever onword
- M Byrne
- N Gordon
- J Kimball
- T Peterson
- E Tabios
- G Huth
- J Latta
- S Vincent
- N Piombino
- J-P Kervinen, forward/text
- J-P Kervinen, nonlinear
- S Evans
- 3rd Factory
- S Tills
- C Murray
- A Eldon
- S Young
- S Bolt
- R Silliman
- A Ballardini
- M Young, down but not out
- M Young redux
- S Magritte
- S Compton
- S Compton, DYI
- J Leftwich etc
- more J Leftwich
- Anabasis/Xtant
- K S Mohammad
- M Scroggins
- S M Johnson
- M Magee
- D Rilea
- L Quarles
- L Quarles, more topnotch
- J Vengua
- M Damon
- G Sullivan
- J Mayhew
- S Apps
- hassen
- A Sondheim
- J Sloman
- G Ressurects (poetry reviews)
- J Dark/Clover
- R Koeneke
- J Gruenzner
Pictures and Visuals
- J Crockett
- N Gordon
- J Davis
- A Warren
- S Young
- B Friedlander
- L Quarles
- S Compton
- P Ciccariello, photos
- P Ciccariello, digi-art
- B Downing (pix)
Les Autres Stuff- J Andrews, Vispo
- Python, Monty: scripts thereof
- J Bennett
- Otoliths
- listenlight
- Access to Insight: LOTS of buddhist texts
- The MAG, lots to read
- J Weishaus, Forest Park
- J Weishaus, Sasquatch
- Alterran
- The East Village
- J Kimball and Faux Press
- Light&Dust
- 1st generation langpo
- Arras goodies
- D Daniels
- Xstream
- Xpressed
- Jacket
- of course The Onion
- Generator Press
- Albert Ayler
- Tinfish Press
- Sentences, by R Grenier
- Kevin Magee
- Hannah Weiner
- Black Spring
- The Poet's Corner
- Penn Sound
- Nugs (jam bands)
- Big Bridge
- Zukofsky site
Archives
- 04/04/2004 - 04/11/2004
- 04/11/2004 - 04/18/2004
- 04/18/2004 - 04/25/2004
- 04/25/2004 - 05/02/2004
- 05/02/2004 - 05/09/2004
- 05/09/2004 - 05/16/2004
- 05/16/2004 - 05/23/2004
- 05/23/2004 - 05/30/2004
- 05/30/2004 - 06/06/2004
- 06/20/2004 - 06/27/2004
- 06/27/2004 - 07/04/2004
- 07/04/2004 - 07/11/2004
- 07/11/2004 - 07/18/2004
- 07/18/2004 - 07/25/2004
- 07/25/2004 - 08/01/2004
- 08/01/2004 - 08/08/2004
- 08/08/2004 - 08/15/2004
- 08/15/2004 - 08/22/2004
- 08/22/2004 - 08/29/2004
- 08/29/2004 - 09/05/2004
- 09/05/2004 - 09/12/2004
- 09/12/2004 - 09/19/2004
- 09/19/2004 - 09/26/2004
- 09/26/2004 - 10/03/2004
- 10/03/2004 - 10/10/2004
- 10/10/2004 - 10/17/2004
- 10/17/2004 - 10/24/2004
- 10/24/2004 - 10/31/2004
- 10/31/2004 - 11/07/2004
- 11/07/2004 - 11/14/2004
- 11/14/2004 - 11/21/2004
- 11/21/2004 - 11/28/2004
- 11/28/2004 - 12/05/2004
- 12/05/2004 - 12/12/2004
- 12/12/2004 - 12/19/2004
- 12/19/2004 - 12/26/2004
- 12/26/2004 - 01/02/2005
- 01/02/2005 - 01/09/2005
- 01/09/2005 - 01/16/2005
- 01/16/2005 - 01/23/2005
- 01/23/2005 - 01/30/2005
- 01/30/2005 - 02/06/2005
- 02/06/2005 - 02/13/2005
- 02/13/2005 - 02/20/2005
- 02/20/2005 - 02/27/2005
- 02/27/2005 - 03/06/2005
- 03/06/2005 - 03/13/2005
- 03/13/2005 - 03/20/2005
- 03/20/2005 - 03/27/2005
- 03/27/2005 - 04/03/2005
- 04/03/2005 - 04/10/2005
- 04/10/2005 - 04/17/2005
- 04/17/2005 - 04/24/2005
- 04/24/2005 - 05/01/2005
- 05/01/2005 - 05/08/2005
- 05/08/2005 - 05/15/2005
- 05/15/2005 - 05/22/2005
- 05/22/2005 - 05/29/2005
- 05/29/2005 - 06/05/2005
- 06/05/2005 - 06/12/2005
- 06/12/2005 - 06/19/2005
- 06/19/2005 - 06/26/2005
- 06/26/2005 - 07/03/2005
- 07/03/2005 - 07/10/2005
- 07/10/2005 - 07/17/2005
- 07/17/2005 - 07/24/2005
- 07/24/2005 - 07/31/2005
- 07/31/2005 - 08/07/2005
- 08/07/2005 - 08/14/2005
- 08/14/2005 - 08/21/2005
- 08/21/2005 - 08/28/2005
- 08/28/2005 - 09/04/2005
- 09/04/2005 - 09/11/2005
- 09/11/2005 - 09/18/2005
- 09/18/2005 - 09/25/2005
- 09/25/2005 - 10/02/2005
- 10/02/2005 - 10/09/2005
- 10/09/2005 - 10/16/2005
- 10/16/2005 - 10/23/2005
- 10/23/2005 - 10/30/2005
- 10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005
- 11/06/2005 - 11/13/2005
- 11/13/2005 - 11/20/2005
- 11/20/2005 - 11/27/2005
- 11/27/2005 - 12/04/2005
- 12/04/2005 - 12/11/2005
- 12/11/2005 - 12/18/2005
- 12/18/2005 - 12/25/2005
- 12/25/2005 - 01/01/2006
- 01/01/2006 - 01/08/2006
- 01/08/2006 - 01/15/2006
- 01/15/2006 - 01/22/2006
- 01/22/2006 - 01/29/2006
- 01/29/2006 - 02/05/2006
- 02/05/2006 - 02/12/2006
- 02/12/2006 - 02/19/2006
- 02/19/2006 - 02/26/2006
- 02/26/2006 - 03/05/2006
- 03/05/2006 - 03/12/2006
- 03/12/2006 - 03/19/2006
- 03/19/2006 - 03/26/2006
- 03/26/2006 - 04/02/2006
- 04/02/2006 - 04/09/2006
- 04/09/2006 - 04/16/2006
- 04/16/2006 - 04/23/2006
- 04/23/2006 - 04/30/2006
- 04/30/2006 - 05/07/2006
- 05/07/2006 - 05/14/2006
- 05/14/2006 - 05/21/2006
- 05/21/2006 - 05/28/2006
- 05/28/2006 - 06/04/2006
- 06/04/2006 - 06/11/2006
- 06/11/2006 - 06/18/2006
- 06/18/2006 - 06/25/2006
- 06/25/2006 - 07/02/2006
- 07/02/2006 - 07/09/2006
- 07/09/2006 - 07/16/2006
- 07/16/2006 - 07/23/2006
- 07/23/2006 - 07/30/2006
- 07/30/2006 - 08/06/2006
- 08/06/2006 - 08/13/2006
- 08/13/2006 - 08/20/2006
- 08/20/2006 - 08/27/2006
- 09/03/2006 - 09/10/2006
- 09/10/2006 - 09/17/2006
- 09/17/2006 - 09/24/2006
- 09/24/2006 - 10/01/2006
- 10/01/2006 - 10/08/2006
- 10/08/2006 - 10/15/2006
- 10/15/2006 - 10/22/2006
- 10/22/2006 - 10/29/2006
- 10/29/2006 - 11/05/2006
- 11/05/2006 - 11/12/2006
- 11/12/2006 - 11/19/2006
- 11/19/2006 - 11/26/2006
- 11/26/2006 - 12/03/2006
- 12/03/2006 - 12/10/2006
- 12/10/2006 - 12/17/2006
- 12/17/2006 - 12/24/2006
- 12/24/2006 - 12/31/2006
- 12/31/2006 - 01/07/2007
- 01/07/2007 - 01/14/2007
- 01/14/2007 - 01/21/2007
- 01/21/2007 - 01/28/2007
- 01/28/2007 - 02/04/2007
- 02/04/2007 - 02/11/2007
- 02/11/2007 - 02/18/2007
- 02/18/2007 - 02/25/2007
- 02/25/2007 - 03/04/2007
- 03/04/2007 - 03/11/2007
- 03/11/2007 - 03/18/2007
- 03/18/2007 - 03/25/2007
- 03/25/2007 - 04/01/2007
- 04/01/2007 - 04/08/2007
- 04/08/2007 - 04/15/2007
- 04/15/2007 - 04/22/2007
- 04/22/2007 - 04/29/2007
- 04/29/2007 - 05/06/2007
- 05/06/2007 - 05/13/2007
- 05/13/2007 - 05/20/2007
- 05/20/2007 - 05/27/2007
- 05/27/2007 - 06/03/2007
- 06/03/2007 - 06/10/2007
- 06/10/2007 - 06/17/2007
- 06/17/2007 - 06/24/2007
- 06/24/2007 - 07/01/2007
- 07/01/2007 - 07/08/2007
- 07/08/2007 - 07/15/2007
- 07/15/2007 - 07/22/2007
- 07/22/2007 - 07/29/2007
- 07/29/2007 - 08/05/2007
- 08/05/2007 - 08/12/2007
- 08/12/2007 - 08/19/2007
- 08/19/2007 - 08/26/2007
- 08/26/2007 - 09/02/2007
- 09/02/2007 - 09/09/2007
- 09/09/2007 - 09/16/2007
- 09/16/2007 - 09/23/2007
- 09/23/2007 - 09/30/2007
- 09/30/2007 - 10/07/2007
- 10/07/2007 - 10/14/2007
- 10/14/2007 - 10/21/2007
- 10/21/2007 - 10/28/2007
- 10/28/2007 - 11/04/2007
- 11/04/2007 - 11/11/2007
- 11/11/2007 - 11/18/2007
- 11/18/2007 - 11/25/2007
- 11/25/2007 - 12/02/2007
- 12/02/2007 - 12/09/2007
- 12/09/2007 - 12/16/2007
- 12/16/2007 - 12/23/2007
- 12/23/2007 - 12/30/2007
- 12/30/2007 - 01/06/2008
- 01/06/2008 - 01/13/2008
- 01/20/2008 - 01/27/2008
- 01/27/2008 - 02/03/2008
- 02/03/2008 - 02/10/2008
- 02/10/2008 - 02/17/2008
- 02/17/2008 - 02/24/2008
- 02/24/2008 - 03/02/2008
- 03/02/2008 - 03/09/2008
- 03/09/2008 - 03/16/2008
- 03/16/2008 - 03/23/2008
- 03/23/2008 - 03/30/2008
- 03/30/2008 - 04/06/2008
- 04/06/2008 - 04/13/2008
- 04/13/2008 - 04/20/2008
- 04/20/2008 - 04/27/2008
- 04/27/2008 - 05/04/2008
- 05/04/2008 - 05/11/2008
- 05/11/2008 - 05/18/2008
- 05/18/2008 - 05/25/2008
- 05/25/2008 - 06/01/2008
- 06/01/2008 - 06/08/2008
- 06/08/2008 - 06/15/2008
- 06/22/2008 - 06/29/2008
- 07/06/2008 - 07/13/2008
- 07/13/2008 - 07/20/2008
- 07/20/2008 - 07/27/2008
- 07/27/2008 - 08/03/2008
- 08/03/2008 - 08/10/2008
- 08/10/2008 - 08/17/2008
- 08/17/2008 - 08/24/2008
- 08/31/2008 - 09/07/2008
- 09/07/2008 - 09/14/2008
- 09/14/2008 - 09/21/2008
- 09/21/2008 - 09/28/2008
- 09/28/2008 - 10/05/2008
- 10/05/2008 - 10/12/2008
- 10/12/2008 - 10/19/2008
- 10/19/2008 - 10/26/2008
- 10/26/2008 - 11/02/2008
- 11/02/2008 - 11/09/2008
- 11/09/2008 - 11/16/2008
- 11/16/2008 - 11/23/2008
- 11/23/2008 - 11/30/2008
- 12/07/2008 - 12/14/2008
- 12/14/2008 - 12/21/2008
- 12/21/2008 - 12/28/2008
- 12/28/2008 - 01/04/2009
- 01/04/2009 - 01/11/2009
- 01/11/2009 - 01/18/2009
- 01/18/2009 - 01/25/2009
- 01/25/2009 - 02/01/2009
- 02/01/2009 - 02/08/2009
- 02/08/2009 - 02/15/2009
- 02/15/2009 - 02/22/2009
- 02/22/2009 - 03/01/2009
- 03/01/2009 - 03/08/2009
- 03/08/2009 - 03/15/2009
- 03/15/2009 - 03/22/2009
- 03/22/2009 - 03/29/2009
- 03/29/2009 - 04/05/2009
- 04/05/2009 - 04/12/2009
- 04/12/2009 - 04/19/2009
- 04/19/2009 - 04/26/2009
- 04/26/2009 - 05/03/2009
- 05/03/2009 - 05/10/2009
- 05/10/2009 - 05/17/2009
- 05/17/2009 - 05/24/2009
- 05/24/2009 - 05/31/2009
- 05/31/2009 - 06/07/2009
- 06/07/2009 - 06/14/2009
- 06/14/2009 - 06/21/2009
- 06/21/2009 - 06/28/2009
- 06/28/2009 - 07/05/2009
- 07/05/2009 - 07/12/2009
- 07/12/2009 - 07/19/2009
- 07/19/2009 - 07/26/2009
- 07/26/2009 - 08/02/2009
- 08/02/2009 - 08/09/2009
- 08/09/2009 - 08/16/2009
- 08/16/2009 - 08/23/2009
- 08/23/2009 - 08/30/2009
- 08/30/2009 - 09/06/2009
- 09/06/2009 - 09/13/2009
- 09/13/2009 - 09/20/2009
- 09/20/2009 - 09/27/2009
- 09/27/2009 - 10/04/2009
- 10/04/2009 - 10/11/2009
- 10/11/2009 - 10/18/2009
- 10/18/2009 - 10/25/2009
- 10/25/2009 - 11/01/2009
- 11/01/2009 - 11/08/2009
- 11/08/2009 - 11/15/2009
- 11/15/2009 - 11/22/2009
- 11/22/2009 - 11/29/2009
- 11/29/2009 - 12/06/2009
- 12/06/2009 - 12/13/2009
- 12/13/2009 - 12/20/2009
- 12/20/2009 - 12/27/2009
- 12/27/2009 - 01/03/2010
- 01/03/2010 - 01/10/2010
- 01/24/2010 - 01/31/2010
- 01/31/2010 - 02/07/2010
- 02/21/2010 - 02/28/2010
- 02/28/2010 - 03/07/2010
- 03/07/2010 - 03/14/2010
- 03/14/2010 - 03/21/2010
- 03/28/2010 - 04/04/2010
- 04/04/2010 - 04/11/2010
- 04/18/2010 - 04/25/2010
- 04/25/2010 - 05/02/2010
- 05/09/2010 - 05/16/2010
- 05/23/2010 - 05/30/2010
- 06/06/2010 - 06/13/2010
- 06/27/2010 - 07/04/2010
- 07/04/2010 - 07/11/2010
- 07/18/2010 - 07/25/2010
- 07/25/2010 - 08/01/2010
- 08/01/2010 - 08/08/2010
- 08/08/2010 - 08/15/2010
- 08/22/2010 - 08/29/2010
- 08/29/2010 - 09/05/2010
- 09/12/2010 - 09/19/2010
- 09/19/2010 - 09/26/2010
- 09/26/2010 - 10/03/2010
- 10/03/2010 - 10/10/2010
- 10/10/2010 - 10/17/2010
- 10/24/2010 - 10/31/2010
- 11/14/2010 - 11/21/2010
- 11/21/2010 - 11/28/2010
- 11/28/2010 - 12/05/2010
- 12/05/2010 - 12/12/2010
- 12/12/2010 - 12/19/2010
- 12/19/2010 - 12/26/2010
- 12/26/2010 - 01/02/2011
- 01/09/2011 - 01/16/2011
- 01/16/2011 - 01/23/2011
- 01/30/2011 - 02/06/2011
- 02/06/2011 - 02/13/2011
- 02/13/2011 - 02/20/2011
- 02/20/2011 - 02/27/2011
- 02/27/2011 - 03/06/2011
- 03/06/2011 - 03/13/2011
- 03/13/2011 - 03/20/2011
- 03/20/2011 - 03/27/2011
- 03/27/2011 - 04/03/2011
- 04/03/2011 - 04/10/2011
- 04/10/2011 - 04/17/2011
- 04/17/2011 - 04/24/2011
- 05/01/2011 - 05/08/2011
- 05/08/2011 - 05/15/2011
- 05/15/2011 - 05/22/2011
- 05/22/2011 - 05/29/2011
- 06/05/2011 - 06/12/2011
- 06/12/2011 - 06/19/2011
- 06/19/2011 - 06/26/2011
- 06/26/2011 - 07/03/2011
- 07/03/2011 - 07/10/2011
- 07/24/2011 - 07/31/2011
- 08/14/2011 - 08/21/2011
- 08/21/2011 - 08/28/2011
- 08/28/2011 - 09/04/2011
- 09/04/2011 - 09/11/2011
- 10/02/2011 - 10/09/2011
- 10/16/2011 - 10/23/2011
- 11/06/2011 - 11/13/2011
- 11/20/2011 - 11/27/2011
- 11/27/2011 - 12/04/2011
- 12/11/2011 - 12/18/2011
- 12/18/2011 - 12/25/2011
- 01/01/2012 - 01/08/2012
- 01/29/2012 - 02/05/2012
- 02/05/2012 - 02/12/2012
- 02/12/2012 - 02/19/2012
- 03/04/2012 - 03/11/2012
- 03/11/2012 - 03/18/2012
- 03/25/2012 - 04/01/2012
- 04/08/2012 - 04/15/2012
- 04/22/2012 - 04/29/2012
- 05/13/2012 - 05/20/2012
- 05/20/2012 - 05/27/2012
- 06/03/2012 - 06/10/2012
- 06/17/2012 - 06/24/2012
- 06/24/2012 - 07/01/2012
- 07/01/2012 - 07/08/2012
- 07/08/2012 - 07/15/2012
- 08/12/2012 - 08/19/2012
- 08/19/2012 - 08/26/2012
- 08/26/2012 - 09/02/2012
- 09/09/2012 - 09/16/2012
- 11/18/2012 - 11/25/2012
- 11/25/2012 - 12/02/2012
- 12/23/2012 - 12/30/2012
- 12/30/2012 - 01/06/2013
- 01/06/2013 - 01/13/2013
- 01/13/2013 - 01/20/2013
- 01/20/2013 - 01/27/2013
- 02/03/2013 - 02/10/2013
- 02/17/2013 - 02/24/2013
- 03/10/2013 - 03/17/2013
- 04/07/2013 - 04/14/2013
- 05/05/2013 - 05/12/2013
Friday, October 23, 2009
Gilgamesh
Just finishing up a reread of The Epic of Gilgamesh. I have the familiar Penguin Classics version by N. K. Sandars. It is a powerful and touching text.
I think I may first have encountered Gilgamesh while in elementary school. The story is lively enough where that is possible. Whatever, it had a direct appeal. Not to minimize the epic, but Gilgamesh seems like a superhero, only without the malarkey that comix are prone to. He is a barking wonderboy who you can imagine having boastful stele erected like Sargon did, you know Ozymandias (who I learn from Guy Davenport was Ramses II). Yet Gilgamesh had these plaintive qualities, qualities that are intensified when Enkidu dies. Gilgamesh is afraid of death. Timor mortis conturbat him.
Gilgamesh goes to his sort of father, the god Utnapishtim, known as Utnapishtim the Faraway. Which sounds like something Jung could work with. And the immortal life just don’t work out for Gilgamesh. Certes, you find similar stories in other cultures. I am not sure why Gilgamesh rings so clearly for me. The spread of Greek culture I suppose caused a dilution in the myths. Not that Greek myths are diluted or weak, but there are so many extant versions of the stories. I do not want to pretend to more scholarship than I have done so I will leave it at that. The point is that Gilgamesh’s fret seems current and immovable. Immovable.
