I always liked an other way of putting this, often used by Eli Mandel
in workshops: Everything I say is true; everything I say is false: you
choose which.
Doug
On 28-Mar-07, at 6:14 AM, Roger Day wrote:
> The first rule is, ignore all rules.
>
> On 3/28/07, Bob Marcacci <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> the dictionary is quite a good book, as someone (Janet?) mentioned
>> earlier... write a new one...
>>
>> i recommend taking all the advice and doing exactly the opposite...
>> you'll
>> make some kickass poems or you'll find out that it really was good
>> advice...
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Walter Benjamin
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