[lit-ideas] Re: On Finding a Friend Dead
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:25 -0500
On 3/10/2010 12:05 PM, atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
a "poem" to the only people I thought might
understand and judging from the expressions of sympathy
Thank you, Mike. Everyone seems to have
immediately understood but me. You are so good at
creating scenes, I couldn't tell whether this was
something that happened twenty years or twenty
hours ago ... that is, until other, more
perceptive, people replied to your post.
Many years ago, I was one of the judges at a
poetry slam. Young and beautiful Nicole Blackman,
who had been my friend, read a long, graphic poem
about incest. After the reading, an older woman
approached her and thanked her for revealing her
pain, said that she had suffered the same way.
Nicole laughed in the woman's face, said, "Are you
kidding? I made that all up!" and walked away.
After that night, Nicole was no longer my friend,
and I suppose I've been more reluctant to commit
to certainty as far as poetry is concerned. Sorry
for the stiff response.
Also, your poem did not strike me as too personal.
It was powerful. If I ever finish the piece to my
satisfaction, I'll send "The Face of My Father
Dying" to the list.
Again, condolences on the loss and apologies for
my obtuse reply.
Eric
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