Hi Having read the poem a few times now, I'm inclined to believe that the ey to its 'essence' is in the last 3 words. Billy > -----Original Message----- > From: John Temple [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 11:29 AM > To: british poets > Subject: _WALL_: go-kart jurisdiction. > > > Could we _possibly_ be talking the downhill? career of > Stanley (the > patch/exacto knife) Kubrick (with a k), (poster from Clockwork Orange) > towards the calculated hype (reckoning) of the slow-motion > promotional clip > from his 'Eyes Wide Shut', (not much clock) which might explain the > otherwise repetitive and gratuitously expletive reference to > 'fun', with > sideways glance to Cronenberg's _Crash_?? After which the interesting > question arises: What the hell is this poem about?? > Best, > JT >