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    Thanks, cacian. I enjoyed the "murk", "curk", "perk" sounds in yours. I think your parody, Hawkman, was an improvement on the original. As far as liking in general WCW poems, AuntShecky, I don't recall having read enough of them to be able to say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkman View Post
    Don't listen when Erato sings;
    there's "no ideas but in stings."

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    Terrific parody of the good doctor's dictum against abstractions in poetry.

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    As far as liking in general WCW poems, AuntShecky, I don't recall having read enough of them to be able to say.
    You might like Paterson (one of his book-length poems.) My favorite William Carlos Williams poem is "To Elsie." I'nm sure that you would find that one appealing and affecting, YesNo.
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    Come to think of it, I did read a short story of his, "The Use of Force", in my daughter's copy of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. After reading it, I recall thinking that it made more sense than "Red Wheelbarrow". I'll try to find "Peterson" and "To Elsie". Thanks for the recommendations.

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