At 08:46 AM 8/28/2005 +1000, you wrote:
>On 28/8/05 8:10 AM, "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Sorry. Although the idea that feminism is connected to the use of one verse
> > form or another does seem a bit drole. Whether generosity is in play
> > remains to be seen. Or perhaps co-optation is a form of generosity and not
> > just bad manners?
>
>Hi Mark - giving one's time and paying close attention to work always seems
>to me to be a generous act, whether or not one agrees with the
>conclusions/speculations, which are always arguable -
>
>For my part, I am a bit taken aback by Annie's theory of certain kinds of
>meaning inhering in metrics. I donšt know what her theory of feminism and
>form is, but can perhaps intuit what it might be. There's no doubt that in
>poetic terms, form is a language, but how/if that relates to semantics is a
>little tricky -
Perhaps she'll volunteer to tell us what she means, using examples from
those few poets not on the list.
>All best
>
>Alison
>
>Alison Croggon
>
>Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
>Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
>Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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