| |
Artifact of Ottopia No. 1
2004.06.19 13:02
1.
photocopies of letter and two enclosures written by Jim Williams while in Savannah jail January 9, 1984.
Indications of irony in last sentence of third paragraph: "This place is almost as bad as being in jail."
The fourth and fifth paragraphs contain very disturbing racist sentiments. The first sentence of the fourth paragraph is, "My little pocket radio is presently furnishing classical music through a pair of earphones, it keeps me from having to listen to the negro Jefferson's program." It gets much worse from there.
The sixth paragraph is about the "racing along" of Waterline, the novel William's was writing while in jail.
The seventh paragraph explains the two attachments--"two prose-poems".
In late 1999, Williams 'arranged' for Otto's receiving copies of 9 (of the 40 odd) letters William's had written to L. while in Savannah jail. Maria is currently working on an analytical exposition of the 9 letters--Waterline Plus Ultra or The Best and Worst of Midnight Gardening are the possible working titles so far. Ludwig is going to utilize the letters as fodder for some collage ideas he's had lately.
|