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From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: "The Compartments"
> Strong stuff, Fred, & the concept, compartmentalizing, thoroughly worked
> through.
>
> As others have said, some great lines...
>
> Itself a response to our worrying at the possibilities of poetry...? (&
> acceptance of the reach allowed...).
>
> Doug
Thanks, Doug. I'm glad you like the title, see its connection --- several
friends of mine didn't get it. --- The current discussion of poetry has been
very interesting; I haven't added anything but I've been lurking. One can
establish any truth in poetry, or establish any hope or whim as a truth, as
long as one remembers that another poem, maybe even one's own, will
establish the opposite. Some modern UK poet, I forget who, said, "It's one
note each and the tune goes out free."
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