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Tim Williams Silver 1,914 points	on 04/20/08 at 08:43 AM I don't actually see this as a "reflection on jazz."  The word 'notes' would be ambiguous if not for the reference to 'handwriting,' which suggests that jazz is a metaphor here, not the speaker's focus.  The metaphor seems to connote that jazz's combination of structure and improvisation is reflected in the messages conveyed by the handwriting.  I like it very much.  My only criticism would be that Ben Harper isn't a jazz musician, though he, too, can be spontaneous and improvisational especially in his vocalization.
naoko Silver 4,712 points	on 12/28/07 at 12:06 PM kanarazu - always itsumademo - forever
esqmsm Silver 2,218 points	on 09/25/07 at 07:51 AM The graphic form structure works at the beginning but fails as the poem progresses. I am a jazz fan, and a music lover, but the personal part of the poem draws meaning away from its reflection on jazz.
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