TIDENS KÆLVEN, sig tiden nærmer, 1

i 2010 udkommer Tidens Kælven, en ny digtsamling af Kenneth Krabat. Digt er så meget sagt, og samling er sådan set også forkert, men en bog udkommer, og den er… sær.

Inden længe er det to år siden, jeg påbegyndte, hvad der snart på Poetisk Bureaus Forlag udkommer som “Tidens Kælven”. Ja, egentlig har den en sindssvagt lang titel, men mere om det en anden dag.

Første peak kan hentes på ORD UNDER HIMLENs hjemmeside for 2010 og den kan min gudgrød også lyttes til som podcast hos iTunes eller hér… forfatterstemmer.dkNemmere og mere gratis bliver det ikke.

Og hvad har du så lavet siden 2003, hvor du sidst udgav en FYSISK bog, kenneth krabat?

Jo, jeg har skrevet og udgivet digte på nettet og haft skriveblokering af parforholdsexcesser, og afprøvet prosa og udgivet noveller og lavet bestyrelsesarbejde i Dansk Forfatterforening og været formand for digterne samme sted og lavet nyhedsbrev samme sted og lavet en digital antologi på 1045 sider samme sted og undersøgt teknologien bag ebøger og kodningen, der pakker digital tekst sammen til ebog, og skrevet noget mere, og rejst, og kysset og elsket og puttet mennesker i graven, og i det hele taget været rigtig mange steder uden rigtig at kunne stoppe op og bare være. Dét har jeg gjort.

Og nu kommer der så en ny bog?

Ja, nu kommer der en ny, begejstret bog, der er “været frem”, som jeg forventer mig meget af.

Ja, jeg forventer mig meget af den. Den har kapitelillustrationer af Brian Dall Schyth, som jeg har brygget tekst/tegning med i snart 6 år. Der kommer nok noget mere ud af dét samarbejde, når den lille ny her er på gaden.

Kenneth Krabat, 23.11. 2010

ill. Brian Dall Schyth

EPUB3 wishlist for poets and poetry

While the EPUB3 group is still open to suggestions, it is pertinent to point out that poetry is homeless in ebook readers due to reader choices and auto-reflowing of text.

FOR THE EPUB3 GROUP

Possible content in EPUB3 Wishlist:
Speaking as a poet there are two totally overlooked content issues, of which one is VITAL for a whole genre/industri:

1. Poetry.

The following image stems from my blog (most, but not all, in Danish http://krabat.menneske.dk/kkblog/2010/11/02/poetry-and-reflowing-text/);  In this and in a previous entry I exemplify the consequences of reflowing text on poetry – EPUB and PDF.

http://krabat.menneske.dk/wp_uploads//2010/11/Billede-27.png

In the image you will see a visual overview of what a page of poetry could easily contain. Contrary to many people’s opinion poetry is not broken prose – it is very often a graphic totality, which would benefit infinitely more from a graphic perspective than from the present ebook format horisontal line perspective on how text is perceived. And now, since even pdf is going towards auto-reflowing on many ereading devices, poetry no longer has a home in digital litterature – at least not on ereader devices. Continue reading “EPUB3 wishlist for poets and poetry”

Eftergiv Haitis gæld! (fra avaaz.org)

Haiti is being crushed by debt now, due to the tsunami.

Help Haiti — drop the debt

Hi,
I’ve just signed a petition for the cancellation of Haiti’s US$1 billion debt. Haiti’s people should not be made to pay back loans made to unelected dictators years ago even as they struggle to recover from the earthquake.

You can read more below, or sign the petition here


It’s shocking: even as aid flows in to Haiti’s desperate communities, money is flowing out to pay off the country’s crushing debt — over $1 billion in unfair debt racked up years ago by unscrupulous lenders and governments.

The call for full cancelation of Haiti’s debt is building steam across the world, and has won over some leaders — but other rich lender countries are rumoured to be resisting. And time is short: G7 finance ministers could reach a final decision next week at their summit in Canada.

Let’s raise a massive global call for justice, mercy and common sense for the people of Haiti in this hour of tragedy. Avaaz and partners will deliver the call for debt relief directly to the summit — click below to sign the petition, and then pass this email to friends

Even before the earthquake, Haiti was one of the world’s poorest countries. After Haitian slaves rose up and won their independence in 1804, France demanded billions in reparations — launching a spiral of poverty and unjust debt that has lasted two centuries.

In recent years, the tremendous worldwide campaign for debt relief has awoken the world’s conscience. And in the last few days, under mounting public pressure, lenders have begun to say the right things about erasing Haiti’s still-devastating debt burden.

But the devil is in the details. After the 2004 tsunami, the IMF announced relief from debt payments for stricken countries — but the underlying debt went right on growing. Once public attention had faded, the debt payments were bigger than ever.
It’s time to cancel Haiti’s debt fully and without conditions, and ensure that earthquake aid is made with grants, not loans. A victory now will change lives in Haiti even after the world’s attention has moved on. Join the call for debt relief, and pass this message to those who feel the same:

As we watch the images on our televisions and computers, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed. And the history of rich countries’ relations with Haiti is dark indeed.
But moments like this one can bring transformation. Across the world, people have donated to save lives in Haiti — indeed, Avaaz members have given more than $1 million in the last ten days. But we also need to raise our voices as global citizens, to address the man-made tragedies that left our brothers and sisters in Haiti so vulnerable to natural crises.

There is not enough that we can do. But let’s all do everything we can.
With hope,
Ben, Alice, Iain, Ricken, Sam, Milena, Paula, and the whole Avaaz team

Anmeldelser: …Naiv?Sagde det nøgne barn

De første anmeldelser…

B Zatte digte.

Ekstra Bladet 9. januar 1987, 1. sektion side 18
af Poul Borum

“… Halvdelen af den store bog består af ti meget lange foretællende digte, så originale og så medrivende, at man nok kan regne med, han har en romanfremtid. Mens hans digtnutid er bestemt meget inciterende og meget nutidig. Hans digtvideoer, som man godt kunne kalde dem, er både destruktive og ømskindet følsomme på en måde, som man mere kender fra 80’ernes rockmusik end fra den unge digtning.

Blandt alle de talentfulde unge digtere vi har, er Kenneth krabat en ny og anderledes stemme, grovere og mindre forsigtig, men også med en ikke mindst i dag befriet mangel på selvoptagethed. Det er verden, han opdager i digt efter digt, ikke sit eget onanerende spejlbillede. Og han oplever den på en ny måde og med et nyt sprog. Bravo!”

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