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10-13-2017, 09:14 AM
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John Whitworth Rocks First Things
Superb poem, "Going Out," by John Whitworth in First Things, linked from the Prufrock blog:
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/11/going-out
Congratulations, John, and we can only hope it's not too close to the truth, though no one could soon forget this:
"And God alone knows what it’s been about."
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10-13-2017, 09:18 AM
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Excellent, John. I could really imagine this as a song lyric, as well. I'm thinking Elvis Costello could do a fine job with it.
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10-13-2017, 10:39 AM
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"And God alone knows what it’s been about," is very good. The entire poem is a wizard show.
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10-13-2017, 01:01 PM
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Wow! I like the form also. Yours?
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10-13-2017, 01:55 PM
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Lovely. Crisp and clear.
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10-16-2017, 06:50 PM
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It goes lilting along and then in the last 3 lines -- POW! I loved it.
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10-16-2017, 07:16 PM
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I love the way the last 2 lines simulate 'zooming out'. Lovely poem, John.
Vera
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10-17-2017, 06:46 AM
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Thank you, one and all. Tim Murphy is in the same issue and als Damian Balassone my mate from Oz who appears in Quadrant too.
As far as I know te form is mine, Michael.
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10-17-2017, 07:45 AM
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John, I haven't had access to a lot of your work here, and I'm only just getting familiar with it. This piece here is damn good. I'm glad I got to read it.
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10-17-2017, 10:12 AM
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This also provides the new archetype of the headless iamb.
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