The Sound and the Fury indeed! (I've always been half
in love with Quentin.)
My last word on the other matter is that "Candice is
upset" over the P word. But as no one else seems so
inclined, I want to drop it at this point to avoid a
fight. Puhleeeze, let's not fight over this,
especially as it's pretty much over.
Candice
No looking daggers at the knife
(Paul Muldoon)
--- kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> not malicious; significantly wry maybe? ;) I took no
> offense, & I'm
> not quite sure what Candice was upset about; sure,
> Tad (who I didn't
> realise was TheOldMole, was confused!) could have
> initiated a
> discussion on why or why not non-subtle metapoetry
> is a comfortable
> phenomenon to people -- but so could I. if that was
> a defense, Candice
> ["Caddy. Caddy. Caddy." -- Faulkner]*, thank you in
> any case.
>
>
> *heh
> KS
>
> On 16/02/07, TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Thank you, Alison -- I didn't mean it in any
> malicious way -- but the
> > responsibility is still mine.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: Early Snap - Famous
> >
> >
> > > Well, I should have kept my own mouth shut.
> > >
> > > For my part, I honestly didn't think Tad's
> posting of the poem to be
> > > malicious, and I'm sorry it's been taken that
> way.
> > >
> > > On 2/16/07, TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >> I do apologize. There are lots and lots and
> lots of canonical poems that
> > >> I
> > >> wouldn't recognize -- probably more for me than
> most of the people on
> > >> this
> > >> list.
> > >>
> > >> The only thing I can say is that I wasn't
> attempting to justify anything,
> > >> because when I posted my second note, I hadn't
> realized that people had
> > >> critiqued Auden (and well, I thought). I should
> have posted this apology
> > >> sooner.
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "MC Ward" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:30 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: Early Snap - Famous
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Alison,
> > >> >
> > >> > Are you satisfied by Tad's "justification" of
> what he
> > >> > did? Myself, I feel that he should at least
> apologize
> > >> > to the list in general--and Anny and Kasper
> in
> > >> > particular--for making fools of us/them, if
> nothing
> > >> > else.
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm very upset by this, and I wonder what
> Anny and Joe
> > >> > think.
> > >> >
> > >> > Candice
> > >> >
> > >> > Let the water wash over your face
> > >> > I'll send it in waves
> > >> > Just to see you perform the great escape
> > >> > (Moby)
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --- Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> I expect that Moley here didn't realise that
> people
> > >> >> wouldn't recognise
> > >> >> that poem!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> And I am, I confess, more than a little
> surprised.
> > >> >> Surely one of
> > >> >> Auden's best known? And that line, "poetry
> makes
> > >> >> nothing happen", one
> > >> >> of his most quoted? Certainly one of my
> favourites
> > >> >> of all time. (I'm
> > >> >> sure that Wystan would appreciate the
> workshopping;
> > >> >> that last stanza
> > >> >> is in my eyes pretty incredible...)
> > >> >>
> > >> >> All best
> > >> >>
> > >> >> A
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Editor, Masthead:
> http://www.masthead.net.au
> > >> >> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > >> >> Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
>
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> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> > > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > > Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
> > >
> >
>
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