As a formalist myself I must admit to knowing the expression Dominic. Is it
a British thing? I mean to describe tossing off as masturbation? :-)
Annie
>From: Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: any formalists in the crowd? Having difficulty with scansion;
>wondering if the piece is worth working on ... I know the rhyme scheme
>isn't right
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:13:49 +0000
>
>Time for a straw poll, I think. Hands up if you knew that the
>expression "to toss off " meant "to masturbate".
>
>Dominic
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