POEM: DIRECTIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING MODERN JAZZ CRITICISM

Directions For Understanding Modern Jazz Criticism

(dedicated to gail syphax 

who peeped this a long time ago)

 

 

1. Get A Blank 

White 

Sheet

Of Paper

 

 

2. Draw A Box

(Size Does Not Matter)

 

 

3. Look Inside

The Box

 

 

4. Notice The Color

And Significance Of Everything

Inside Your Lines

 

 

5. You Now Understand

The Vast Majority Of Jazz Criticism

 

 

 

 

—kalamu ya salaam