I'm wrestling with Emmett Williams' influence on my writing (more as editor than as poet, my initial thought). In the interim, I'd like to offer a taste of Williams's work available on-line, and a taste of his thoughts about his own work.
Sound poetry from UbuWeb, "Cellar Song for Five Voices:" Spoken Music Concert at Paula Cooper Gallery, 1990, S. E. M. Ensemble, Peter Kotik, Chris Nappi, & Joesph Kubera, with guests John Cage, Dick Higgins, Jackson MacLow & Anne Tardos
From a wide-ranging interview with Umbrella, "Interview With Emmett Williams: Fluxus Artist Extraordinarire," including discussion related to these questions: When you were with Something Else Press, what were the distribution problems? What about your Anthology of Concrete Poetry? For those who know you only as a "concrete poet", doesn't that seem a limited view of Emmett Williams?
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