Ah, I guess youve answered my questions, Alison. Writing to some kind
of given is not quite what we set out to do, is it? Still, a truly
'occasional' poem?
Doug
On 6-Feb-10, at 1:11 AM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> Sorry guys - I meant to post the general page. You click on the poet
> and it leads to the poem
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bushslam/about.htm
>
> Max, I have a real prejudice against centred poetry. At least, I can
> think of one time when I used it; and I think it looks amateurish.
> Yes, it's supposed to have a margin. I don't know why they did that...
> maybe too much internet poetry?
>
> If you want an honest answer, I'm not especially proud of that poem. I
> wrote it for those people, and the sentiment (which comes from a real
> feeling, don't get me wrong) is vamped to the max. I used a bunch of
> recognisable techniques, and I did my best as a craftsman, and it
> worked for the context; so it's not dishonest. But it's not what I do.
> Not even in my commercial work, which is much more true.
>
> xA
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