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.
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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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