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Originally posted by Tim Murphy:
Sam, Jim, Wiley, I too cringe at the thought that this or the zucchini might have made its way to Cummington. From Rose's description of posting two letters I cannot tell.
The differing reactions reveal a deep generational divide. Well, two of 14X14's editors are senior to me and they liked Finale. But Richard is another generation back, a poet of profound reticence and decorum, and I hope he didn't see these two poems.
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By your own admission, Tim, your "Case Notes" includes
child molestation, homosexuality in the boy scouts, alcoholism, drug addiction and psychotherapy - and I'm sure Mr. Wilbur is well acquainted with all of your poetry.
http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/ubbhtm...ML/001624.html
Why would it be permissible to mention
those things around a man of "another generation" and not
these things?
The zucchini poem may be more graphic (although this one is not) - but honestly, isn't a person's own imagination the most graphic thing around? I would imagine Mr. Wilbur has as imaginative an imagination as anyone around here.
As for a generational divide - I really don't see it. We're all pretty much the same age, aren't we?
I'm with RC - it's Rose's call - you picked her to do it and you picked well. Trust her.
Lo
[This message has been edited by Laura Heidy-Halberstein (edited May 08, 2008).]