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Unread 02-01-2018, 02:06 PM
Susan McLean Susan McLean is offline
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Default The Asses of Parnassus

A new poem of mine, not workshopped here.

http://assesofparnassus.tumblr.com/p...2/alien-nation

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Susan. That is short, witty, formal and true. A perfect ass in other words. (And I'm writing this on my phone whilst ignoring my family!)
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A grim but good one, Susan. That last line slams it shut. Well done!

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Love it. Our own devices, indeed.
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...Congratulations! ~,:^)
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Excellent, Susan!! Bull’s Eye.
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We may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you've given an old phrase a truly contemporary, if disconcerting, twist!
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Lively intelligence, tight structure, this is exactly the sort of stuff a good epigram zine should be publishing.
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Zeroes in with concision! Congratulations, Susan!
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