Tim, I thought she was older too. Maybe it's sour grapes on my part, assuming someone is older because they've had all that extra time and experience to become so versatile and accomplished, and if I were their age I'd be as good yada yada yada :)

Petra, there was another poem about her dog's death, for which Paul gave the link earlier:

http://www.shitcreekreview.com/issue1/throwaway.html

It's one of those poems I can only read once because I know everytime I go back to it I'll cry.

Does anyone remember or have access to a poem she wrote about mermaids and drowned sailors? I don't recall the name, but it made a hugh splash on DE, and was utterly enchanting, almost Poe-like, in the beauty of its images and music.

It says so much about her, doesn't it, that after all these years, we remember so many of her poems so vividly?

Apparently, according to her friend and sometime co-editor Christina Fletcher,
Maz was a little older--born in 1947; still, 62 is quite young these days. So the
webpage that I found which listed the birth of "ukgrasshopper" as 1952 must
have referred to someone else.

I wonder if anyone has a copy of her poem "Constanza Carved"? I remember
it being workshopped at the Gazebo, and it was very powerful.

Also, has anyone found a working link to "Studying Savonarola"?

Thanks,

Martin

You know, I always considered her youngish, maybe forty, oolishly based on a really terrific being-in-love poem she posted with exhuberant language. I don't remember the details but wasn't there an egg/ovo. I want there to be tent poles and nipples as well, but I may be confusing this with another poem. Some of the guys didn't appreciate it as much as some of the gals. But it knocked my socks off.

Anyone remember? Anyone got it?

Marion,
you might appreciate this quote
"Those not jealous of Maz have the most reason to be."
from
http://www.poets.org/forum/viewtopic...ht=grasshopper
and
http://www.poets.org/forum/viewtopic...&highlight=maz
(the latter link has the full quote:
... the best online poet by far is Margaret A. Griffith (aka "Maz", "Grasshopper" on PFFA and Eratosphere). I wouldn't say this if "Studying Savonarola" were her only brilliancy. Not for naught do we say "those not jealous of Maz have the most reason to be!"

Martin

- Marion, thanks for the link. The song about the merfolk and sailors -- it might be "Salt" you're thinking of. Mark posted a link to it on p. 4 of this thread.
- Martin, Rose printed out "Studying Savonarola" on p. 2 of the thread.

Yes, Petra--Salt's the one! God, it's gorgeous! Thanks.

Thanks Petra.

I must have seen it and forgot.

Martin

Martin, just checked out that link. Thanks.

Another Maz poem--particularly powerful:

http://gazebo.alsopreview.com/node/869

Martin

I remember that one, Martin. It was based on Emma Bovary.