SYLVIA
An elegy to a poet who left early. Materials include a specially designed box with faux marble finish for Sylvia's only novel,The Bell Jar. This novel was a thinly veiled account of her life leading up to her first attempt to leave life. The box contained ashes, burnt fragments of her last poems from Ariel, roses, thorns, satin and a jar that defines her life in the most simple terms. Unique
Poems and music for random performance. Panties, music and Cagean chance combine to make this new edition. The I-Ching was cast on a daily basis as the panties were chosen and written about for the day. Musical values were assigned to each line of the I-Ching and "plunked -out" in the computer notation program for various instruments. The I-Ching casts were interpreted and combined in unexpected ways with the panty writings to create this edition that is both book and performance. The measures of music may be combined in any order to create your own unique symphony. An enclosed CD lets you listen to one possible version.