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   W.Dockery to HarryLime   
   Re: My Father's House / gjd (for new com   
   12 Feb 25 15:37:40   
   
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   >>>>>>>>>>>>> going to represent some aspect of the author.  Every poem stems   
   from its   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> author's imagination... regardless of what external persons   
   and/or   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> events might have inspired it.  Every literary work is similar   
   to a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> dream construct in that regard; and like a dream construct, can   
   be   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> analyzed by a psychologist, a literary critic, or even the   
   average   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> reader.  Since "My Father's House" was based to a large extent   
   on your   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> own childhood experiences, it literally begs for a   
   psychoanalytical   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> reading."   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> You dispute the wisdom of the mighty Karla Rogers?   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> I'm here for the poetry.   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>>> You're only here to lie and misrepresent, Harry.   
   >>>   
   >>>> While I've been discussing the poetry of Robert Creeley for a   
   >>>> week now.   
   >>>   
   >>> You've made very few attempts to discuss anyone's poetry over the years   
   >>   
   >> No, I've discussed dozens of poems and poets here over more than two   
   >> decades.   
   >   
   >   
   > I challenged you to pick a Bukowski   
   > poem of you choice, and write at least one paragraph   
      
   I posted that months ago, Harry.   
      
   Look it up.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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