Starbuck “Bucky” Leone with another Gonch message for the world.
Gonch
Gonch Cat #4
Once again, Starbuck “Bucky” Leone adds a little class to the Gonch project with another Gonch-language message for the world.
Gonch stuff published in Otoliths
Very pleased to see the new issue of Otoliths released today. This is number 49, the “Southern Autumn” issue. It’s another huge compendium documenting the international “scene” for out-poetry in text, video, image and other (unknown) formats. Editor Mark Young titled my section of Gonch materials “The World According to Gonch.” That’s a phrase I wish I’d thought of myself. Anyway, it encompasses three text poems and eight images from the Gonchlog (example above).
The text pieces are all written using a language deriving from the nonsense phrase “All Gonch,” intending to explore the language and culture of a post-American landscape. In another phase of the Gonch project, I go through consumer magazines to remove the five letters of “Gonch” and affix them to accounting paper. The name of the magazine, its publication date and issue numbers are noted. So far I’ve done about 200 of these images.
You can check it out here.
Gonch cat #3
Bucky once again helps out with this new phase of the Gonch project.
The message is written using words invented from the phrase “All Gonch”–a post-America language of the future.
3 Gonch poems in Zoomoozophone Review
Very pleased to announce the latest Zoomoozophone Review has been released today. This is issue 16 of the experimental poetry journal, including great text and visual work from a host of familiar “scene” figures: Mark Young, Sanjeev Sethi, Clara B. Jones, billy bob beamer, Heath Brougher, Stephanie McElrath, and Xan Schwartz, among others. There are also three of my Gonch poems: “Hoc Analla Hoc,” “Allonach Gonchon Canca Gohl,” and “Achanalla Chaanlang.”
You can check out the whole issue here.
All the Gonch pieces were written using a vocabulary limited to words invented from the nonsense phrase “All Gonch.” It’s an attempt to create a new language, imagining also the culture behind it through the shape and structure of the words, that might arise after the death of the current (American) culture and language.
Gonch poems and images in Angry Old Man journal
The third issue of Angry Old Man journal was issued yesterday, this one including work from two phases of my Gonch project in a special section. This includes three Gonch text poems based on a vocabulary improvised from the phrase “All Gonch,” as well as images of the word “Gonch” spelled out ransom-note style in letters cut out from consumer magazines. The texts are “Gallonchan, Anc Nochal,” “Anch Angollach, Llanach Ang Ganallah,” “Ganchanallach Anchon Naalano.” You can read them here.
From my note to editor Drew David: “I go through consumer magazines and cut out the five letters of “gonch” and glue them onto accounting paper. The intention is to draw out that key nonsense word from these propaganda vehicles in order to find the way forward. Or something like that. I’ve done about 200 of these images so far; the ones here are the first six that I did.”
Definitely check this issue out. Angry Old Man looks to be one of those journals of record for the contemporary avant garde scene, much like Otoliths. Not to be missed.
3 Gonch poems published in Ex Ex Lit
Experimental poetry journal Experiential-Experimental-Literature (Ex-Ex-Lit) published three of my “Gonch” poems today: “Chonall Na Lochonga,” “Galla Galla Gan,” and “Nagonall.” You can read them here.
These pieces were written using a vocabulary limited to words invented from the nonsense phrase “All Gonch.” It’s an attempt to create a new language, imagining also the culture behind it through the shape and structure of the words, that might arise after the death of the current (American) culture and language.
Gonch cat #2
Starbuck Leone reps the Gonch language project with a pithy statement. By the way, he despises cat shaming videos and would like to see them all die in a flurry of gonch nonsense.
Gonch cat #1
Here’s Starbuck Leone repping the Gonch project in a backlash against those cat shaming videos and photos.
Gonch is the root of a post-everything language, and at this point, probably more effective than American English at conveying truth and meaning.
Make America GONCH Again, Part II
Ancholl Lo Gancaha Aga Log
Nagano hocnall anca glonogan
allnan nach hallaanach
collo logon hach lac lonchal
la callag gac gan lalla lohallach
gaan ochalla chongach och nohl
lonch galla ogonac allachalla
nollach ogo ancho ach nallach
ach ach lalang nocagga oncal
gang halh anoll chon chog
gaagan nalloy hallacha allonga
anchall lo gancha aga lognal
lonch lach gahn gonnal hachan
ogonac ocna nachna lo chalaag
hag nonch gallog gall ang lonoc
agalla lon hach onag oogacal
haggallah halla acha clach
nag olla han caag lonnacallo
ollach anaag hallach holca
gan hallach gang gonga gaanacha
hoch callag nach golocho
hoog hanallach anca ganga
galla galla gon gancha aga olhan
Here’s another example in the Gonch series of poems. These text pieces are written using a vocabulary limited to words invented from the nonsense phrase “All Gonch.” It’s an attempt to create a new language, imagining also the culture behind it through the shape, sounds and structure of the words, that might arise after the death of the current (American) culture and language. The composition proceeds intuitively, going for sounds and structures that seem poetic, even if they don’t carry semantic meaning to a non-Gonch reader.
Lots of these pending in journals for the Spring in an all-out Gonch assault on language and logic. Stay tuned.
jeff bagato 