The Tree



The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

--Thomas Jefferson

So, here's the project:

The Tree of Liberty will be a linguistic and syntactical exploration of the quote above. I envision a piece of writing that breaks apart this assertion and discovers every possible meaning that can be decyphered from it in the English language. No punches held back. No hold barred.

All letters here will be used in each sentence, will have meaning and will maintain a logical and syntactical order to tell its story.

With my experience of projects of a similar nature, and influence of a Canadian writer named Christian Bok, the idea is to exhaust this particularly famous (and in some circles, infamous)statement of all meaning and present it as an unfolded piece of written fabric.

I plan on letting you all know how it is going here, in KnowMuch.

Peace, Party People. Be safe.

1 Comment:

  1. Traci said...
    Sounds like a fantastic project, Francisco. Good luck, and keep at it.

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