Thank you, Andrew.
Candice
--- andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> After 33 replies, Sharon's head will certainly be
> 'crowded with
> voices'. I've slept through it all on this side of
> the planet, so woke
> to my own version of digest. Two things struck:
> Wouldn't it be an
> interesting world if we all spoke openly as did
> Stephen,
> unintentionally? And what an unexpected and fine
> poem from Candice -
> that's where the true value lies. ('Unexpected'
> because of her
> nationality, locale, you understand - a bloody great
> ear for the song
> in words.)
>
> And, if I may have a third, a 'pro' when it comes to
> poetry is
> exceptionally difficult to define. Pound once said a
> wonderful thing
> about how he admired the skilled amateurs more, and
> listed about three
> main poets who he felt fell into this category.
> Unfortunately I'm a
> long way from my home library and can't quote
> accurately. Can anyone
> dig out the section I'm talking about? It is
> probably in Hugh Kenner's
> 'The Pound Era', but I can't be sure.
>
> It's morning now. Off to work.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On 10/04/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hello Stephen,
> >
> > You apparently don't remember me from Joe's former
> > list--as a poet, I mean. I am also, like Hal, a
> "pro."
> > Since my credentials were questioned, I'm glad to
> post
> > a poem that appears in both the traditional music
> > issue of _Shenandoah_ and my book, _The Moon Sees
> the
> > One_ (2006). As for responses to other people's
> poems,
> > I never comment unless I have a positive remark or
> > suggestion to make.
> >
> >
>
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