Thanks, Sheila.
Bill
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 9:24 am, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Warming and articulate, Bill. I hear the depth of concern, the lovely
> exploratory approach. Thanks.
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:16 PM Millicent Borges Accardi <
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>
> > What about from the Marianne Boruch essay "Poetry's Old Air"?
> >
> >
> > New Poetry Collection: Only More So @ Amazon
> >
> > http://www.MillicentBorgesAccardi.com
> > @TopangaHippie on TwitterÁgua mole em pedra dura tanto dá até que fura
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: POETRYETC <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2019 3:11 pm
> > Subject: Sonnet needing a title
> >
> > What has become of the careful posted word?
> >
> > Once blood drove ink and often paused for thought.
> >
> > Now keys are grazed and to the Web referred -
> >
> > e-mail will do if all you want is blurt.
> >
> >
> > What now the role of banter face-to face?
> >
> > How much are eyes and ears and touch required?
> >
> > At one remove, print words leave their clear trace,
> >
> > Evidence engraved, unvocally mired.
> >
> >
> > On-page words in a sentence invented
> >
> > penetrate deeper than those wagged by chin.
> >
> > Something there clings to a message cemented,
> >
> > the uttered word more of a bulletin.
> >
> >
> > Best of all, poems are rarely outdone,
> >
> > tap dancing on screens, on paper and tongue.
> >
> >
> > bw
> >
> > 27.3.19
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