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Something for the little lady, something for the little lady,
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We got a year-end clearance, we got a white sale
And a smoke-damaged furniture, you can drive it away today
Act now, act now, and receive as our gift, our gift to you
They come in all colors, one size fits all
No muss, no fuss, no spills, you're tired of kitchen drudgery
Everything must go, going out of business, going out of business
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Now you've heard it advertised, don't hesitate
Don't be caught with your drawers down,
Don't be caught with your drawers down
You can step right up, step right up

 - Tom Waits, "Step Right Up"

-----Original Message-----
From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Candice Ward
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Immanent Visitor


Patrick, stop! You're giving me fantasies of cheeseburgers and making me
want to change my name to Swoona O'Neill, or something--C


on 5/11/02 6:26 PM, Patrick Herron at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> The cultural apparatus excludes/despises vitality in the literature of
young
> poets?  As a young vital poet I swear that cannot be.  No, it simply
cannot
> be.  No, it cannot be.  No, it cannot.  No.  No.  No!  Kent?  Alison?
> Please, help.  tell me it ain't true.
>
> Heh.
>
> Sarcastic bastard that I am.
>
> Best,
> Patrick
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Alison Croggon
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 6:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Immanent Visitor
>
>
> Looks fascinating, Kent.  Congrats!
>
> I was thinking of you last night, because I was reading out
> Eremenko's description in _The Third Wave_ of the cultural
> "apparatus" - its effect on young poets and its hatred of vitality in
> literature - to a friend.  Wonderful essay, if depressingly familiar
> even this end of the world -
>
> Best
>
> A
>
>
>
>> Thought I'd share the U of California Press page link for the Jaime
>> Saenz collection Forrest Gander and I have translated. Viva
>> Jaime! Now to finish the second one...
>>
>> http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9502.html
>>
>> Kent
>
> --
>
> "The only real revolt is the revolt against war."
>                                       Albert Camus
>
> Alison Croggon
> Home page
> http://www.users.bigpond.com/acroggon/
>
> Masthead Online
> http://au.geocities.com/masthead_2/