Monster Talk and English

Michael McClure is a very different poet from the others we have explored. His heavy emphasis on animal sounds combined with his free use of capitalization allows him to express great emotion on a page. As free as his poems are, it's interesting how they are juxtaposed with this fixed central margins. All the emotions are contained yet free.

HOOOOOOO ! HOOOOOO ! GRAHH !

GROOOOOOOOOOH ! GROOOOOH ! NAHHR

MHEE !

RRGAH !

Grooor Kayve.

MWAHH ! 

(13, McClure)

The use of exclamation and capital letters as well as the repeating letters show a high level of raw emotion, whether or not we can identify which it is. At the same time, it seems restricted since it is in only the center or the page. All of his poems have this characteristic.
The animalistic manner of writing utilized by Michael McClure helped to express the primitiveness of understanding. We have a tendency to forget the basics and use our words to cloud real meaning. In using animals/monster talk, we are forced to focus in on a the main message. He brings us back to primitive thoughts of sex, love and respect. Right before the above passage, the poem reads "We slip over and under thee/when we are pleased and richly placid." This established a sensual atmosphere of the poem. Proclamations are made throughout the book. Staying on this page, 'REFUGE FOR ALL SENTIENT BEINGS' was used to describe the preceding actions, which I am assuming to be sex. The monster talk may actually be sexual sounds. Sex is declared as a refuge, then the animal sounds are used to further the declaration.
He constantly alludes to something forbidden. "Escape escape forbidden nogdoooorn." (12, McClure). Then in later pages he describes "forbidden falsehoods" and "forbidden emptiness" (16, 20 McClure). He randomly includes images of nudity or descriptions of innocence. This book, I feel portrays more rawness than simply sex. There's also anger, friendship, love and life messages. He seems to be calling us back to simplicity, telling us to embrace who we are and embrace others in love.
On page 31, the poem states:

BLERM ROOM, I LOVE YOU, CARRY ME

WITH YOU-

bynor groom. Noktathorr rahhr shu graharr

Although there are 6 words withing this passage that are in no way understandable, the key phrases were included. McClure could have expanded on what is happening, but he leaves that mystery for us to discover. It's almost like another use for this 'monster talk' is to allow for our own thoughts to fill in the blank. Is the groom sending a note to the bride? Is the bride making a declaration to the groom? We know there is an exchange of some sort. It could even be, keeping with the aforementioned idea, the wife speaking to her husband on the night of the honey moon. 

Monster talk not only calls attention to certain words, but also makes us fill in the blank. It brings us to a much simpler thought.