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Re: 'Tis May Now in New England / Bliss Carman

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From: Michael Pendrago
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 10:12
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On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:55:28 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 8:44:57 PM UTC-4, michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:35:12 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > George J. Dance wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry blog:
> > > > 'Tis May Now in New England, by Bliss Carman
> > >
> > > > Back to the golden marshes
> > > > Comes summer at full tide
> > > > [...]
> > > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/tis-may-now-in-new-england-bliss-carman.html
> > > Perhaps we'll known in Canada, Bliss Carman is definitely somewhat obscure here in the U.S.
> > Wrong, Donkey. He's somewhat obscure in Shitholeville, Georgia.
> >
> > To those of us with a 5th grade education, or higher, he's extremely well known.
> > > The most famous Canadian poet here would have to be Leonard Cohen.
> > Cohen was a folk singer, you jackass.
> As George Dance corrected you, Leonard Cohen was a poet years before he became a singer and songwriter, you shit slinging little monkey.
>

But he wasn't *successful* as a poet until 1984 -- long after his success as a folk singer.

Don't try to change your story mid-thread.  One can always scroll up and catch you in your duplicity.


Michael Pendragon
"No, there's no time limit, no explanation date, on Usenet threads."
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