Árni Ibsen wrote:
>
> on 9/21/02 11:31 PM, Frederick Pollack at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > "... how much work I have to do to overcome my conviction that
> > _published and serious_ poetry is the domain of a certain kind of man
> > (arrogant, showy, sure of themselves, spouting their knowledge at every
> > opportunity - not anyone on this list of course!) ..."
> >
> > Yes, it's terrible, terrible ... makes one ashamed to be straight or
> > male or whatever's wrong ... I'm glad it's no one on this list ... But
> > y'know: arrogance may be in the eye of the beholder, and self-confidence
> > and knowledge are not the worst vices to have. (Even if the latter is
> > "showy.") And sometimes the howl of the wolf is more interesting than
> > the bleat of the sheep.
>
> All this sounds very pat, but none of it is true. So, go on! Compose some
> more poems.
>
> Best
>
> Árni
>
> --
>
None of it true? All three assertions (from "arrogance" on) struck me
as almost tautological. - Come, Arni! Show the boldness of Egil and the
vision of Njal.
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