THE SOCK SACK UNFINISHED FICTIONS MORE INSERTS

Three differing approaches to some exciting and mind-bending wordplay and enrichment of meaning in language. The first section, The Sock Sack by John M. Bennett, consists of innovative “haiku” using multiple meanings, “fake” language, graphic symbolism, syntactic reversals and other devices to create moments of intense and constantly shifting perception. The second consists of a selection of Richard Kostelanetz’ Unfinished Fictions which are minimalist texts suggesting numerous broader narrative possibilities. Each text is accompanied by a “Distillation” by Bennett, which is a discovery of sometimes mysterious, sometimes humorous subtexts hidden within the words of the originals. The last section, Kostelanetz’ More Inserts, explores the innards of words, to reveal the lexicon and concepts hidden in almost every word we use, showing how our language is multi-layered and more meaningful than we ordinarily imagine.