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how would one not write dida? i would like to see an example. seems like anything written has an intent and fits into a form that's been defined because of this, or why write at all. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > But isn't it the ghost, or trace of the didactic - the didactic as hanging > construct etc? > > Tim A. > > > On 24 Apr 2010, at 15:02, John Herbert Cunningham wrote: > > A great deal of Lisa Robertson's poetry is built up on the shoulders of >> Virgil, as she freely admits. 'XEclogue' is Virgil's Eclogue. 'The >> Weather' >> is Virgils' Georgic. Both of these are highly didactic forms and, as used >> by Robertson, remain so to a large extent. >> John Herbert Cunningham >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of Tim Allen >> Sent: April-24-10 7:30 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: didactic revival >> >> Could you expand on that John. I've gone through layers of Lisa >> Robertson's and pretty sure I went through the didactic layer pretty >> quickly. >> >> Tim A. >> >> On 23 Apr 2010, at 22:01, John Herbert Cunningham wrote: >> >> Robertson's poetry is extremely >>> didactic? >>> >>