RUDE TEXT & accessorized text systems

Often the placement of text on a page in typical text poetry may be understood as domination of the page. The text takes over. The page derives its identity from the content, from the often uppercase and bold title in stark contrast to the peasant blankness whose purpose is for development. Whatever might be inhabiting that page already, whatever might be incubating in that environment already is subjugated by the text.


Such RUDE TEXT!
O the audacity of idea!
(image from stuffaspergerpeoplelike.com)


Not that text should be mannered and well-behaved, afraid of controversy, so respectful of every atom in the paper, so hesitant to displace them that the poem mutes itself, but
The ease with which text asserts itself on the page, with which text claims the page
is shocking —as if the page is speechless, voiceless, undeveloped until text provides
possibilities for meaning. Seldom does it seem that the writer has collaborated
with the paper, has valued what paper is bringing to the piece.

Let the text and the paper host duke it out sometimes!
Let what populates the paper reveal configurations of outcomes of the battle!

A text piece could be more responsive to specifics of the [paper] environment hosting it. [Subtle] Differences in the paper environments, even in mass reproduction of paper environments in a print run, could influence how the text is placed in that environment.

to the left: Ed Ruscha: Lisp and Lisp detail from the National Gallery of Art.
A text poam may be considered forms of idea fashion for paper pages, the idea affected by the traits of the paper model. Usually, there is a complete outfit on the page; the text poam is a system that is accessorized —the outfit cam be worn in a variety of ways via versatility of the accessories. A collection of text poetry may be considered a runway showing of the wearing of accessorized text systems.