[stylist] cummings.

Sat Oct 3 22:25:42 UTC 2009

Hi, Barbara:

I think this cat is taking a nap, and you get a real sense of that when you
see these words sprawled all over the page!--Susan

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 7:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] cummings.

Is that the poem about the cat having three different names?  If so, I 
haven't seen it written on paper but it is cute.
Barbara

Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
coldest hearts.

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From: "Alan" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 12:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] cummings.

> I'd love to see that poem.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] cummings.
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>> Hi, Alan:
>>
>> He writes a poem about a cat and the way the letters and words are
>> configured makes me think about a cat sprawled on my page. It is
>> amazing!--Susan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Alan
>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:12 PM
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>> Subject: [stylist] cummings.
>>
>> I think I sampled the work of E.E. cummings.  Always found it intriguing 
>> how
>>
>> he never capitolized his name.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Alan
>>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:18 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>>>
>>> Having had no exposure to Ezra Pound, what is so bad about Pound's work?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:18 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>>>
>>>
>>>>I can promise you they WON'T be like Ezra Pound!--Susan
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:10 PM
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>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:01 PM
>>>> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] apologies
>>>>
>>>>> 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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