Comments on: The line’s for real http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: duane sosseur http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-16675 duane sosseur Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:18:48 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-16675 I'm shocked and hurt that my stuffs not good enough for poetry magazine. All my work is for nothing I’m shocked and hurt that my stuffs not good enough for poetry magazine. All my work is for nothing
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]]> By: duane sosseur http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-16054 duane sosseur Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:24:04 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-16054 somewhere, someone somehow could be the real thing that I need somewhere, someone somehow could be the smart and sexy woman for me, aw me somewhere, someone somehow, someway up in the sky, I don't know why but she's comin my way could be tonight, or even today somewhere, someone somehow she's callin my name....out loud... and I can hear it, through the crowd she's waiting for me and yes I can see her there somewhere, somehow "Somewhere, Someone Somehow" .......... ...another one of my poems, for real... ..duane somewhere, someone somehow
could be the real thing that I need
somewhere, someone somehow
could be the smart and sexy woman for me, aw me
somewhere, someone somehow, someway
up in the sky, I don’t know why but she’s comin my way
could be tonight, or even today
somewhere, someone somehow
she’s callin my name….out loud…
and I can hear it, through the crowd
she’s waiting for me
and yes I can see
her there
somewhere, somehow

“Somewhere, Someone Somehow”

……….

…another one of my poems, for real…
..duane
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]]> By: Gary B. Fitzgerald http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-15102 Gary B. Fitzgerald Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:50:41 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-15102 Lines and Tygers and... bears. Oh, My! Lines and Tygers and…

bears. Oh, My!
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]]> By: Gary B. Fitzgerald http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14953 Gary B. Fitzgerald Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:42 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14953 And, to the point of Don's post... not one bad line! The line's for real. And, to the point of Don’s post… not one bad line!

The line’s for real.
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]]> By: Gary B. Fitzgerald http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14950 Gary B. Fitzgerald Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:51:44 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14950 Michael Robbins said: "I’ve always thought this poem is terrible." Michael: ‘Do not go gentle…” is probably the finest villanelle ever written in English. (I’m sure you know this… I did detect a little mischievous sarcasm back there, didn’t I?) Nevertheless, do you think any of us could do any better? (money/mouth, proof/pudding and all that rot.) :-) Michael Robbins said:

“I’ve always thought this poem is terrible.”

Michael:

‘Do not go gentle…” is probably the finest villanelle ever written in English. (I’m sure you know this… I did detect a little mischievous sarcasm back there, didn’t I?)

Nevertheless, do you think any of us could do any better?

(money/mouth, proof/pudding and all that rot.)

:-)
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]]> By: Lilac http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14734 Lilac Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:18:58 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14734 92 posts later....arrived to say that this wasn't it either. I was looking for something meaningful here. You can't be serious. Is this all you have to think about in June? No weather or bright bugs? Nostalgic spasms even? Sheesh. 92 posts later….arrived to say that this wasn’t it either. I was looking for something meaningful here.

You can’t be serious. Is this all you have to think about in June? No weather or bright bugs? Nostalgic spasms even?

Sheesh.
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]]> By: Christopher Woodman http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14573 Christopher Woodman Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:11:31 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14573 No, slow down, Henry, don't rush to conclusions. It's not <i>les petits morts,</i> it's <i>la petite mort!</i> No, slow down, Henry, don’t rush to conclusions. It’s not les petits morts, it’s la petite mort!
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14569 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:19:03 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14569 No, Thomas - make that 700,000. No, Thomas – make that 700,000.
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14566 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:07:05 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14566 all I can say is - "whoopee". "Whoopee", period. all I can say is – “whoopee”. “Whoopee”, period.
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14564 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:05:00 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14564 "Often I am permitted -" kills it right there “Often I am permitted -”

kills it right there
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14563 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:03:13 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14563 especially during periods of deep sleep. especially during periods of deep sleep.
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14562 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:01:25 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14562 You live in an area. You live in an area.
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14561 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:59:14 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14561 God, that stinks. God, that stinks.
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14559 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:56:05 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14559 You mean "Spiderman", right? You mean “Spiderman”, right?
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14558 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:53:32 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14558 spell-check, Miriam spell-check, Miriam
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14557 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:52:25 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14557 slurp, slurp! Gnostic, man! Far OUT! slurp, slurp! Gnostic, man! Far OUT!
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14555 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:50:47 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14555 enough already with the faux humble, OK, Chief? this ain't Chicago enough already with the faux humble, OK, Chief? this ain’t Chicago
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14554 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:48:47 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14554 the word is "transcenduntly", Robbins. spelling, man. play havoc! the word is “transcenduntly”, Robbins. spelling, man. play havoc!
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14553 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:46:22 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14553 Can you give us the exact dilution formula? please? 20% total universality 5% throw 75% dice ? Can you give us the exact dilution formula? please?
20% total universality
5% throw
75% dice ?
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14552 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:43:45 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14552 sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious

sorry, way too obvious
sorry, way too obvious
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14551 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:41:04 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14551 with the dead fish with the dead fish
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14550 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:39:40 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14550 my name is actually Gerard my name is actually Gerard
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14549 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:38:30 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14549 stay tuned for more droolism stay tuned for more droolism
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14548 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:37:24 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14548 I ask myself, am I an expert? I ask myself, am I an expert?
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14546 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:36:23 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14546 analyze the word "tourniquet" in 70,000 words analyze the word “tourniquet” in 70,000 words
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14545 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:35:33 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14545 Bug soup? possibly Bug soup? possibly
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14544 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:34:44 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14544 Chariots of the Poetry Gods? Chariots of the Poetry Gods?
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14543 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:33:54 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14543 egg noodles? egg noodles?
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]]> By: Christopher Woodman http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14542 Christopher Woodman Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:33:19 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14542 Yes, bound feet were exactly like that in China, Michael. Such a beautiful world grew up around them, but it was still a terrible tragedy for the girls. But the hard part is to grasp the corresponding tragedy of the men who came to idealize crippled girls. Follow through a bit what's being said, Michael--give new arguments a chance. Thomas Brady writes such an eloquent critique of John Ashbery, one which can only exist because he also loves him, which he freely admits. I've just said more or less the same thing about the Canto II passage I critiqued so hard. So it's not simple. For you ideas are always about where you stand, Michael. But there's another level of ideas which begins to address the more complicated issue of where we stand, and if we're really good and hang in there, even down on our knees on the cold stone floor sometimes, maybe even in a hairshirt, we may get a glimpse of where it stands. Christopher Yes, bound feet were exactly like that in China, Michael. Such a beautiful world grew up around them, but it was still a terrible tragedy for the girls. But the hard part is to grasp the corresponding tragedy of the men who came to idealize crippled girls.

Follow through a bit what’s being said, Michael–give new arguments a chance. Thomas Brady writes such an eloquent critique of John Ashbery, one which can only exist because he also loves him, which he freely admits. I’ve just said more or less the same thing about the Canto II passage I critiqued so hard. So it’s not simple.

For you ideas are always about where you stand, Michael. But there’s another level of ideas which begins to address the more complicated issue of where we stand, and if we’re really good and hang in there, even down on our knees on the cold stone floor sometimes, maybe even in a hairshirt, we may get a glimpse of where it stands.

Christopher
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]]> By: Henry Gould http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/06/the-lines-for-real/#comment-14541 Henry Gould Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:32:36 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=3795#comment-14541 would fit well into small notebook would fit well into small notebook
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