To me, it is like opposing yet developing haiku, and haiku aren't
titled. My inclination (in my own work) is to cut the poem loose from
its direct impulse, but you have a series of them going, so I see your
point. A great poem by itself, on its own merits. Andrew
2008/6/25 Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]>:
> Well, it is the title of my source--the 1975 film directed by Kon Ichikawa, as well as the widely-
> read novel by Natsume Soseki from which it was adapted, so . . .
>
> Barry
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:01:53 +0800, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>I like it - even better, without the title. Andrew
>
>
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>>2008/6/25 Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I AM A CAT
>>>
>>> via Kon Ichikawa & Natsume Soseki
>>>
>>>
>>> When you look
>>> away it appears
>>> there:
>>>
>>> A crow too
>>> falls in love
>>> with a bathing woman.
>>>
>>>
>>> Barry Alpert / Silver Spring, MD US / 6-25-08 (9:58 AM)
>
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