Hi Gary... (and all that’re reading this!)
I’ve just been web-browsing a little and I found this – at:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html
Which is titled A Philosophy Of Punctuation. (An almost off-putting title!)
However, it’s fairly readable. Or, I mean, I enjoyed reading it because I
read:
“A colleague of mine, whom I consider a fine writer, punctuates, as it were,
by ear. That is, he seeks to reduplicate patterns of speech, to indicate
through his punctuation how a sentence is supposed to sound.”
And I like that!
He follows that fine statement with:
“Consequently his punctuation lacks strict consistency. But I can respect it
as guided at all times by what I consider philosophical principles.”
(So he’s still, in my opinion, a friend of poets!). And then he continues
with the flow of his thoughts by saying:
“Given my character, my own philosophy is more legalistic. My colleague, you
might say, is a Platonist in punctuation, while I am an Aristotelian. My
punctuation is informed by two ideals: clarity and simplicity.”
And then he goes on to show what he means...(and outlines a more standard
philosophy, the whys and wherefores, of why he puts the little marks he puts
in his writing)
... if you come up with the source you mentioned, tho, I'd be keen to check
on that as well!
Bob
>From: Gary B <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: New: The Father Poem
>Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:15:45 -0700
>
>PS The essay you allude to sounds kind of scarey, but intriguing! Do you
>have any more details? Is it clickable onto on the Web?
>
>
>Bob, the essay was mentioned at the Writer's Conference. I think in a
>book,
>but I need to search the web also...son as I find it in my notes. That
>always suspect.
>
>Gary
>
>
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