> Il ne faut pas toujours conter,
> Citer,
> Dater,
> Mais écouter.
> Il faut éviter l'emploi
> Du moi, du moi,
> Voici pourquoi:
>
> Il est tyrannique,
> Trop académique;
> L'ennui, l'ennui
> Marche avec lui.
>
> Marie-Françoise-Catherine de Beauveau, Marquise de Boufflets
Dominic, are you also suggesting that this seemingly absolutist dismissal of
"moi-ism" also applies to Berryman's "Henry"? I mean Henry this, Henry that,
Henry once again. Like maybe, at least, occasionally Berryman might change
the name to "Hank" to work out another real contrary side of "Henry."
Yeah, I initially found myself intrigued with Songs but soon got exhausted
with the tone, etc. of the Henry conceit.
I don't know if I would drape B. Dylan with the same wrap/ he is much more
cyclical with great stuff, bad stuff, good stuff - he might have crashed a
motorcycle once but I don't think he will jump off a cliff in Malibu into
the Pacific. I think Dylan will continue to work and believe some more big
old man songs are going to bloom, or come cursing off his lips. At least I
want to believe that!
Stephen V
http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
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