Yes, cummings is a delight to read out aloud. In my early folky days, I
often read a couple of his sonnets and his 'crazy products' poem, amongst
pound, eliot and williams poems.
Andrew
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From: "Rebecca Seiferle" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: Ripped (a poem about the words on shirts)
> >I like cummings too. But you can't usually read
> >his work aloud
>
> Well, I don't know about usually, but I saw and heard a reading of several
> cummings poems by Martha Schlamme years ago that was incredible, of course
> her gifts were far from usual, but I've never read cummings the same way
since,
> and I'd guess cummings himself must have often read his work aloud, so I
don't
> think, and haven't ever since I heard his work on stage that way, that
it's just
> typographical on the page. Though this isn't to argue for your going a way
you
> would not wish to go, just a mentioning that the path does exist!
>
> best,
>
> Rebecca
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:56:15 +0800
> >From: Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: Ripped (a poem about the words on shirts)
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >Andrew Burke says
> >> Goddamn it, I always seem to be the contrary guy. I like what you're
> >> attempting a lot, and I hate gaining a negative rep, but that's how I
see
> >> it, so I hope you will accept what I say in the spirit in which I say
it.
> >
> >Andrew, there's no need to apologise! This is exactly the sort of
> >constructive criticism I need.
> >
> >Thanks to those who liked it though and I will keep your comments in
> >mind also. Having a range of opinions is always very useful.
> >
> >That last stanza is there because it's the truth! And yes,
> >an artistic closure - perhaps I'm getting too good at those.
> >
> >I like cummings too. But you can't usually read
> >his work aloud and I don't think that's where I want to go.
> >
> >Janet
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