And Candice is no repro.
--- Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hal is no pro.
>
> Hal
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> "I am no Einstein."
> --Albert Einstein
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> Halvard Johnson
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> On Apr 9, 2007, at 6:34 PM, andrew burke 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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