But understanding and discussing them should be helpful.
On two occasions, in the sudden presence of a politician out of
central casting and a movie star I didn't expect to come on I found
myself reduced to jelly. I had never found either of them interesting
or useful, but there it was--they seemed to wear the assumption that
the air parted around them. Got me to thinking. But I try not to think.
At 02:10 PM 2/10/2007, you wrote:
>Oh, come on...it's just a way of starting a discussion about poetry.
>I try not to defend how any of my interests function in my life.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 2:06 PM
>Subject: Re: What famous poets have you met or seen read in person?
>
>
>>And how many movie stars? Supermodels? Celebrity dogs? Politicians?
>>
>>How does this function in one's/your life? Do you blush all over?
>>Do you send them mash notes?
>>
>>A friend of mine had a personal visit in a dream, appropriately,
>>from the Pearl Poet, who announced that his name was Bowtwine
>>Lincoln. His paper unveiling the identity of the previously
>>anonymous poet ended my friend's graduate school career. This seems
>>unfair--it was California in the 60s, and Carlos Castaneda had just
>>received a PhD in anthro for his Don Juan confabulation. It did
>>have a powerful effect for the good on my friend's life (not on his
>>substance abuse, tho).
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>At 01:17 PM 2/10/2007, you wrote:
>>>Allen Ginsberg (heard read and went to his reception)
>>>Kenneth Koch (heard read)
>>>Basil Bunting (heard read, and he gave me some wine)
>>>Gregory Corso (heard read and he autographed a book)
>>>Bob Kaufman (well actually I just bought him a beer once if that counts)
>>>
>>>--
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>>>
>>> Jon Corelis www.geocities.com/jgcorelis/
>>>
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