John Yamrus
Number of posts : 129
Registration date : 2008-09-04
 |  Subject: the next question  December 31st 2008, 11:25 am | |
| the next question
he asked
was the usual:
“so, who’s had
the most influence
on your poetry?”
i looked at him
and said:
“Hank Williams,
Groucho Marx
and Willie Mays.”
i’ve heard it said
the pleasures of the damned
are few
and far between.
this
was one of mine. | |
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Urs
Number of posts : 569
Location : Corner of Insane Ave & Stupid St. in the State of Denial
Current Mood : 
Registration date : 2008-09-23
| | Subject: Re: the next question December 31st 2008, 11:53 am | |
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TerishD
Number of posts : 1441
Age : 64
Location : Ringgold, Louisiana
Current Mood : 
Registration date : 2008-07-21
| | Subject: Reply January 8th 2009, 12:05 am | |
| Instead of Groucho, you probably should have said Harpo (although saying Chico might have also been funnier). If you are going for shock value, you should have used something less standard.
The only problem that I have with this poem is why it was said (and thus why it was worth saying). Was the original speaker annoying in some fashion? Were you simply bored with the interview? Was this speaker one of many that had asked that question that day? The delivery was good, but why it needed to be delivered was not presented. | |
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John Yamrus
Number of posts : 129
Registration date : 2008-09-04
| | Subject: Re: the next question January 8th 2009, 9:18 am | |
| - TerishD wrote:
- Instead of Groucho, you probably should have said Harpo (although saying Chico might have also been funnier). If you are going for shock value, you should have used something less standard.
The only problem that I have with this poem is why it was said (and thus why it was worth saying). Was the original speaker annoying in some fashion? Were you simply bored with the interview? Was this speaker one of many that had asked that question that day? The delivery was good, but why it needed to be delivered was not presented. i said Groucho because Groucho is true...Chico would have been a lie. beyond that, it's just not worth explaining. | |
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Urs
Number of posts : 569
Location : Corner of Insane Ave & Stupid St. in the State of Denial
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Registration date : 2008-09-23
| | Subject: Re: the next question January 8th 2009, 9:32 am | |
| I thought it was funny because none of the men listed were poets. | |
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John Yamrus
Number of posts : 129
Registration date : 2008-09-04
| | Subject: Re: the next question January 8th 2009, 9:35 am | |
| - Urs wrote:
- I thought it was funny because none of the men listed were poets.
thank you. that's the entire point of the poem. inspiration comes from absolutely everything we do or think or say. the obvious answer would have been Goethe or Jack Kerouac or Zola or Whitman or whatever. the fun of it was in throwing this guy a curve. thanks. jy | |
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