Hi Christina,
Yeh, I think the things you say below about the absurdity of censorship in
our society are in the poem too! I think its amazing when a poem that's so
specific can raise so many questions in a reader that enable really big
issues to be considered. It might be that the poem's bigger, tougher, as it
is  than us as readers... I'd hesitate about doing anything that tones it
down.
Bob


>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Sub: Photoshop: Lindey England (Bob)
>Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:25:46 EDT
>
>Hello Bob,
>Yes, I much prefer the shorter title too and I'd prefer not to mention
>Lindey
>England though I do want the reader to be able to make the connection.  No,
>the poem's not just about one person: it's about all of us.  Not only the
>way
>we distort the images we have of each other but how we can only form
>opinions
>based only the limited and often censored information we're given.  It's
>also
>about considering the possibilty that we might behave in similar ways in
>similar circumstances.
>But what strikes me most about the photographs is the absurdity of blurring
>the penis: as if the photographs are less obscene without genitals.  This
>seems
>to me to speak volumes about our society.
>But, blah, blah blah, the pome's not hitting these spots at the mo' so I'll
>put it away for a while.  Thanks very much for your very helpful comments.
>bw
>christina
>
> > Hi Christina,
> > I like the original, shorter, title better! It seems as if this longer
>title
> >
> > takes some of the power away from the poem. If you think you need to
>mention
> >
> > Lindey England (for clarification) how about putting the title as
>follows:
> >                     Photoshop
> >                     (after Lindey England)
> >
> > then the reader can see both things separately - but can still make
> > connections.
> > Or you might think the word "after" isn't quite the right word... but
>can
> > you see what I'm suggesting? Don't let me think: this is JUST about one
> > person, let me keep thinking: so how do each of us distort the images we
> > have of each other?
> >
> > Bob
>

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