Posted by zenhussy on December 12, 2003, at 10:17:46
In reply to Re: Is poetry dead? Or is it alive?, posted by octopusprime on December 11, 2003, at 22:11:43
> i think it's alive
> i see it on the bus
> on a placard
> next to the offers to consolidate my debt, pardon my criminal record, complete my high school degree, counsel my pregnancy, and clothe my pedestrian butt in reflective clothing
> maybe the ad collections are poetry too
> but that's not what i mean
> i mean published poems from a book
> are on the bus on a placard
> where everybody can see them
> i'll go away now - zzzzoctopusprime,
Thank you!! I had forgotten about poetry on buses. My city is too small for that program but when I'm in Baghdad by the Bay riding Muni I see those placards as well. Funny how we forget things like that.
Your post is poetic. Please come back after going away. Hope you had some good sleep.
zh (who is grateful for the reminders of poetry aside from the written form in a book)
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