Yeh, it's an interesting riposte too! But isn't clay something that's
"thrown" with a lot of gusto and energy? Get as tough with the poem as
someone may get with the clay! Go on, get muscular with yr delete key, enjoy
it!
Bob


>From: "Dewar Colin [FVPC]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: POEM (Bob)
>Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:19:54 -0000
>
>I was not consciously starting from Ezra. Someone had said to me that art
>and craft were indistinguishable and I composed this one by way of riposte.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Colin
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Cooper [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:06 PM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re: POEM
> >
> > Hi Coilin,
> > It was lil ol Ezra Pound, wasn't it, who said a poem is either a vase (a
> > pot) or a tree. Is that your starting point in this piece?
> > I sense it's a tad too long, maybe a bit unsure of itself as it goes on
>-
> > and because it mentions "little" liquid (and then repeats the word)
> > "little"
> > spirit - and I sort of want a big, strong ending! - Which might mean a
>lot
> > less words!
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >


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