I am senior to most of you (though younger than Mr. Wilbur), and I think this poem is excellent. The zucchini piece, on the other hand, I find embarrassing and tasteless. That is my opinion, for what it's worth, and nobody else has to agree with it.

Well, I for one, agree with you, Carol.

How does one "make" you read anything?

I guess now is neither the time nor place to note that, with all the sex-themed posts flying around, the other day I thought I saw a new thread called, "Spanking Off On a Hummock Side."


For my money, Mary Beth and Dee have it right about this one.

Frank

Given that the strength of this poem is its marvellous range of innuendoes, it is surprising that some are transfixed by its literal 'in 'u end, o!'.

This has been a very instructive discussion for me. I who like Kavanagh "know nothing of women, nothing of cities," have learned much by the insights expressed by everyone on both sides of the divide, especially those of the women. Thank you.

I think it's disgraceful, Rose, that you didn't select a group of sonnets that were all written in a similar style, with subject-matter that could not offend my lace-clad, lilac-haired granny.
And while you were at it, could you not have selected poems that everyone liked? Is that too much to ask?

Whatever you chose, someone would have objected to your choice. Basically, it's an impossible job.

You posted a wide variety of sonnets that demonstrate the versatility of the form, and sparked a lot of interesting discussion.

Clearly, you've failed miserably. http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/ubbhtml/smile.gif


Regards, Maz

When I read this I asked myself, What would happen to my ass if I flipped my wife over and finished her doggy-style?

Then I wondered, Why would I even want to do something like that? I just don't see the upside.

Finally I realized, This is one female's sexual fantasy. Which is fine, but it's no wonder it doesn't make any sense to me.

Dee's comment is interesting, but the genius is there only if the poet and N have different viewpoints.

Maz,
For Pete's sake, nobody is attacking Rose. Of course she selected a diversity of styles. Rose is one of my favourite poets and commentators and one of the best things about her is her frankness.
Janet

I thought CONTENT WARNING was written to warn parents of young children and to attract adolescents and adults.

Shameless

I think the "content warning" for this poem is really, really silly and unnecessary. I find it discouraging and sad that a group of veteran adult writers find it necessary to "protect" another adult (Mr. Wilbur) from a poem or to slap a label on it warning others they are afraid might be of "delicate" sensibility. I don't see anything in the poem that warrants this. If you don't like the poem, speak up and say so (and why) or just move on to something else. I will never understand the idea that we need to protect adults from words.