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   Cujo DeSockpuppet to HarryLime   
   Re: Pegasus 1976 / Introduction by Ahmos   
   05 Feb 26 22:13:23   
   
   From: cujo@petitmorte.net   
      
   mpsilvertone@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (HarryLime) wrote in   
   news:gtednTnbiO1KkRj0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com:   
      
   >> Will-Dockery wrote:   
   >> The introduction to Pegasus 1976 by Ahmos Zu-Bolton is real.   
   >>   
   >> Here's the proof, the genuine article, literally.   
   >>   
   >> (See attachment at JLA Forums.)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Again, you can repost it another 100 times, but unless you can *show*   
   > us that the letter is actually a part of the magazine, it has no value   
   > as evidence.   
   >   
   > Even then, it would still be questionable, as the saddle-stapled   
   > binding would allow for the insertion of a fake page.   
   >   
   > And, again, the facts against Zu-Bolton's having been   
   > "Poet-In-Resident" at Carver High far outweigh the supposed magazine   
   > page.   
   >   
   > 1)  Zu-Bolton is known to have have at Howard University in the Spring   
   > of 1976, not Carver High.   
   >   
   > 2)  Zu-Bolton is not listed among the Carver   
   > High faculty in the '76 yearbook.   
   >   
   > 3)  Zu-Bolton does not appear in the   
   > Student Organization photos for either the school magazine or   
   > newspaper (both of which he was supposedly an advisor for).   
   >   
   > 4)  The Introduction to the magazine is not signed.   
   >   
   > 5)  While the Introduction lists Zu-Bolton's title as   
   > "Poet-In-Residence," it does not specify at which educational   
   > institution.  Since the letter appears to have been typed up by the   
   > Carver magazine staff (hence the lack of a signature), the title may   
   > refer to his position at Howard University.   
   >   
   > 6)  Since Zu-Bolton was affiliated with a Visiting Poet program, he   
   > *might* have visited Carver in the Spring of '76, in which case the   
   > title would reflect his position at Howard, not Carver.   
   >   
   > 7)  NancyGene has discovered a Refutation letter on paper with   
   > Zu-Bolton's watermark, and stored at the Library of Congress, in which   
   > he states in no uncertain terms that he has never set foot in   
   > Columbus, GA.   
   >   
   > But keep reposting your one, highly suspect, piece of "evidence,"   
   > Donkey.  It's helping to bring the true story regarding Zu-Bolton's   
   > whereabouts to light.   
      
   8) Dreckweasel is a proven liar with an agenda that's fundamentally   
   dishonest.   
      
      
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   you, because your poems don't have a literary basis, because you're   
   functionally illiterate and haven't got a clue as to what a poem is." -   
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