Thank you, Andy, you're a Prince. It's true, that person who complained offlist about my poetry is egregiously envious of my poetry. So much so that she / he has no compunction about cutting me down to size. It's outrageous. Were there proper laws in this country, I could have him / her prosecuted for diminution of ego, but alas we live in an unprotected age. Nevertheless, I shall continue grabbing the first rhyme that comes to mind and crying out "damn the torpedoes" -- as they say in penis-envy therapy. Mike Geary in Tennessee the only parallelogram state in America. Envy that! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: A NOTE TO BRIAN > Personally, I think your poetry is pretty terrific, as is Eric's and David > Ritche's. I marvel that the people on this list are so talented. It > strikes me that whoever wrote to you offlist complaining about your poetry > fnds it easier to criticize than to let others read his work I would take > an educated guess and say that that person may very well be envious, hence > the need to cut someone down to size. > > Andy Amago ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html