Malcolm, I'm glad you like that one --- but I wasn't thinking of any *real
institution, a "snake pit" or "back ward." Though I can see how it does
resemble those, the poem is an ambiguous revenge fantasy set in a strange
afterlife.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: 2 poems
> Particularly like "Slipstream"...this is seriously interesting subject
> matter...it is too easy to forget how close we are to the old Z Wards that
> marked every major city across the western world and are still in
> existence
> in so many other countries...and am interested in casting such 'tough'
> into
> poetic form
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Frederick Pollack
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Barbour" <
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>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: 2 poems
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>>
>> Two very different versions of 'tough,' Fred, cutting deep.
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>> Glad you like these --- took some odd risks.
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> --
> Malcolm
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