I wasn't trying to be boorish. Sorry if it came across that way. One of the
friends I quoted (the one who used the word "bloody") is an English
transplant, in fact. He was claiming Tuma as one of his own, in other words.
Gee, I thought there was some humor there. I guess I need to watch more
Monty Python to sharpen my edge.
Kent
>From: Alan Halsey <[log in to unmask]>
>To: kent johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>CC: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: bloody Tuma
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:17:54 +0000
>
>Boorish, what? (as we f*ck*ng English say)
>
>In message <[log in to unmask]>, kent johnson
><[log in to unmask]> writes
> >Could someone help settle an argument I had with two friends at the pub
>this
> >past weekend:
> >
> >Is Keith Tuma English or American? I said he was American. My two friends
> >(who know quite a lot about poetry) said he was English. In fact, they
>used
> >nasty adjectives in asserting it was so: "He is f****** English!" said
>one.
> >"Yeah," said the other one, "bloody f****** English!"
> >
> >In an article I read somewhere, Tuma actually refers to himself as a 500
> >pound gorilla, but I know that is not accurate, because I saw him once
>from
> >a distance at the MLA, and I remember him being on the smaller side. At
> >least he appeared so next to Helen Vendler.
> >
> >I know I might write to Tuma directly and inquire, but whenever I start
>the
> >letter, it just sort of falls apart, and I begin to feel self-conscious
> >about asking. So I am writing to the list as a whole.
> >
> >Thank you. Back channels are fine.
> >
> >-Curious in Illinois
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