Comments on: Stranger Ken

By: Garnet

Garnet — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:55:41 +0000

Good question, Liz. I feel the answer may involve both. The brevity allows for a certain purity of experience, which is then more easily mythologized.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:58:53 +0000

Though I didn’t have the opportunity to read Ken’s work, I was just reminiscing about an old biker I happened to sit next to in a bar once in a small town in the middle of the day. Like your experience with and through Ken, my moments with him were crystallized somehow… he was much older than me, and invited me to talk through his life with him that afternoon. I think he taught me more than most people I know for years… and I’ll likely never see him again. These chance, brief encounters can be the most poignant — is that because they’re intended to, or because we create a mythological drama to cope with a sudden exit?

By: Garnet

Garnet — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:03:57 +0000

Cooper, Patry, Tammi- I hope Ken find this thread and hears us. Yes, a book of his poetry would be gladly added to my collection.

By: Tammi

Tammi — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:35:48 +0000

I was just thinking about Ken, wondering if he’s lurking around…I’d like a collection of his poetry. I do love his work.

By: patry

patry — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:06:32 +0000

I miss Stranger Ken, too!