[lit-ideas] Re: A NOTE TO BRIAN
- From: Brian <cabrian@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:43:49 -0500
On May 17, 2005, at 1:34 PM, Mike Geary wrote:
> Dear Brian,
>
> I was not offended by your "Absolute terrible." In fact, I laughed
> when I
> read it. As poetry, I thought it was pretty terrible too, but it
> was funny.
Just think of the reaction had I included the missing [ly]. Eric
might be having a Nietzschean aneurysm right now. I had faith you
would take it in the right way.
> "Inflexible morality of the miserable:
> at least that if no more, ought through their creeds.
> The ligatures of all beliefs I am here to untie."
>
> That's the best parody of Joyce since... well, hell, since Joyce.
> Obviously
> I care more about funny than poetry. Eric is much more the serious
> poet. I
> admire him for it and most of his writings that I've seen I admire
> a lot.
> But he's serious about writing. I'm a clown about it and serious
> about
> being a clown. So I like it when I think I've irritated someone
> enough with
> my "poetry" that they feel compelled to comment.
I don't get the comment that I was utterly mean-spirited with you.
We have a history from Phil-Lit where we could joke and banter and I
fondly remember (and have saved) some of the correspondence from
those days. You made it fun and maybe the members now weren't there
(or are too geriatric to remember) that history and rapport. I'm the
guy that introduced you to the word "eisegesis," by heavens!
> That's one of the things
> poetry should do, stir us into action, even if that's only laughing
> or maybe
> just smiling, or maybe just rolling one's eyes. My favorite quote
> from
> McLuhan is "Art is anything you can get away with." Evidently you
> don't
> find much art in my poetry, but as long as it annoys you enough
> that you
> feel compelled to comment on it, then I feel I've gotten away with
> something
> and ergo, it's ART.
I like your poetry. I didn't happen to enjoy that one but for the
most part your posts are witty and funny and enjoyable. Plus,
you're like a rock star on this list, MG. You could have been voted
Pope except for the omnium gatherum of theophobes.
>
> Someone offlist recently complained that one of my Sunday Poems was
> "lazy."
This person, if they are indeed human, should be reported immediately.
Thank you for writing.
Stay well,
~Brian~
Birmingham
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