Okay, we'll agree to disagree (& you'll note I mentioned the early
poems, too). But, with many reservations, I did read the whole Cantos,
& learned a lot about what I could do with the line, & with sound, etc.
Agree with, or even get, some of the content? Nah. & I dont care
about that. I dont 'get' a lot of the poetry I love. But there are
lines, & even whole cantos I cant forget....
And Pound led me to others I love & learned from too. WHile, yes,
refusing to be taken in by, or to take in, some of his 'intended
meaning'. The thing is the poetry sometimes does more than we
intend....
So Pound, and 'Pound', remain troubling, but, for some of us,
necessary, even with all the caveats....
Still, yeah, nowhere to go with this discussion...
Doug
On 1-Apr-08, at 5:34 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
> And at this point I have to ask myself is this writing worth the
> effort of
> attention it requires? Do I as a reader derive pleasure from it? -
> No. Do I
> find instruction or illumination? - Definitely not. Is it pleasing
> on the
> ear? - In places, yes, but definitely not in all. Is it visually
> striking?
> - No.
> Would I want to stand up in public and read this out as an example
> of good
> poetry to other people?
>
> - You must be joking, mate!
>
> All the Best Doug (I'm worn out with this now)
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