Great stuff, Joe! It makes me think that you'd enjoy the songs Paul Muldoon writes for his band, Rackett. You can find a fairly large selection at rackett.org (under Recordings). Do you have anymore songs to share (please)? Your fan, Candice --- joe green <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I once had a gal and I did send her > To hear Harold Bloom and Helen Vendler. > Afterwards, ahe thought "Tres Bon!" > And we spoke of Herbert and of Donne. > > We did Donne when Donne was done. > This was back in 71. > When we were done with Donne > Then we did Herbert > And Vaughn and Traherne before sherbert. > And those who were inclined to Pope. > Were very much inclined to dope. > And those who declined to Wallace Stevens > Were left alone. We had our reasons. > > You is young and you think you’re wise. > Then your museum burns down and your elephant > dies. > > Many years have passed and it isn’t far > Through Villion, Nashe and then Dunbar. > > You is gettin’ old and you think you’re wise. > Then your museum burns down and your elephant > dies. > > More years have passed and now I see > I’m very much inclined to me > In my little boat on the wine dark sea. > > You is old and you think you’re wise. > Then your museum burns down and your elephant > dies. > > > > > > Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I was > confused. I didn't understand your usage of > "generative". At > first, I took it to mean some sort of sub-type of > art historian. Now I > see you meant it as someone who created content that > generated more > content by others. > > Thinking in types, and sub-types does tend to colour > my approach. I'll > be glad when I can stop thinking like that. > > Roger > > On 4/14/07, Barry Alpert wrote: > > Roger, > > > > I'm not sure if I get your particular usage > "a.n.other historian", but the > > two figures I cite, Moira Roth & Annette > Michelson, incited a considerable > > amount of creative, critical, and historical work > by others (including my > > own) which got its start from their initial > contributions. I was going to > > mention Rosalind Krauss as well, but then my > directive experience of her > > entered in and I realized that she was probably > less generative (in a > > measurable way). > > > > Barry > > > > On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:37:45 +0100, Roger Day > wrote: > > > > > What's the difference between a "generative art > historian" and > > >a.n.other historian? > > > > > -- > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com