[stylist] cummings.

[Alan]

I think I sampled the work of E.E. cummings.  Always found it intriguing how 
he never capitolized his name.

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From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
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> Hi, Alan:
>
> It's been a long time since I read it, but it was boring! I found myself
> unimpressed by his metaphors, etc. I also didn't think his form was that
> different from other writers of his time. So I didn't think he was as
> revolutionary as my prof did. I experienced his poetry as very dark and
> empty. There are other poets who write "dark" poetry but they also convey
> the experience of what that "darkness" is like. My all-time favorite poet 
> is
> e.e. cummings.--Susan
>
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> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Alan
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> Having had no exposure to Ezra Pound, what is so bad about Pound's work?
>
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>
>>I can promise you they WON'T be like Ezra Pound!--Susan
>>
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>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
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>> Yeah, I'd be glad to read any of your contributions as long as they're 
>> not
>> written like Ezra Pound.
>> Barbara
>>
>> Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the
>> coldest hearts.
>>
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>>> Welcome to the list, Susan.   There are always people who whether 
>>> meaning
>>> to or not are able to squelch one's creativity.   I hope you decide to
>>> stretch your writing wings once more and just ignore the slings and
>>> arrows
>>
>>> of
>>> jealous poets.
>>> Lori
>>> In a message dated 9/30/09 10:41:09 PM, souljourner at sbcglobal.net 
>>> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The sad part is that also as I got older, my forays into creative
>>>> writing
>>>> became less frequent. I took an independent study in poetry writing 
>>>> once
>>>> from an author whose work I liked and for all intents and purposes, my
>>>> creativity was stifled if not temporarily killed--for a long time. She
>>>> said
>>>> one had to write like Ezra Pound in order to understand and write good
>>>> poetry and I couldn't stand Ezra Pound.
>>>>
>>>>
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