On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 9:25:05 AM UTC-5,
michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 7:52:23 AM UTC-5, ME wrote:
> > I wasn't speaking to you ass wipe.
> > If you would look at my post I'm addressing pen and the others here that are feed up with you. And there are a lot of others!
>
> Not interested.
>
> Otoh, a challenge for the Regulars might be interesting.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 10:28:08 AM UTC-5,
michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 9:30:13 AM UTC-5, ME wrote:
> > And what might the challenge be, pen?
>
> I was hoping you might suggest something.
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> It's probably best to start out with something simple, and to slowly work our way into more difficult challenges. Perhaps something along the lines of the questions they ask on FB feeds for a starter: what's the first poem you remember liking as a child (and at what age)?; What's the first poem you committed to memory? Who's your favorite poet, and why?, etc.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 10:32:53 AM UTC-5, ME wrote:
> Pen, that sounds like an excellent challenge for us!
> But can we start a new thread for that?!
> This one has gotten too long.
Just for ME.
> what's the first poem you remember liking as a child (and at what age)?
As a child I liked nursery rhymes, and stuff like the "Pied Piper" and "Fox in Socks". But in terms of actually liking a poem as a poem, it would be "The Kite is a Victim" by Leonard Cohen (first read at 13).
> What's the first poem you committed to memory?
"The Lady of Shallott," by Tennyson. I was forced to do that, in Grade 5 (10 or 11). We were in a 2-room school, 5's in with 8's. The Grade 8's were studying the poem, and taking turns reciting it from memory. One guy got stuck on a *refrain* line, which exasperated me, so I blurted it out. The class all laughed, and as my punishment I was forced to memorize the whole poem and recite it the next day.
> Who's your favorite poet, and why?
Moi, of course. Why? Because I can write exactly the poem I want to read, every time - other poets come close, many a time, but it's not the same thing.