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Article #821147

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

#821147
From: Michael Pendrago
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:28
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On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 2:20:19 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> Michael Pendragon wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 12:55:12 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> >> Michael Pendragon wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Monday, June 13, 2022 at 3:10:14 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> >> >> Zod wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Michael Pendragon wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 10:39:57 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> Yes, we went through this at least once before.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Leonard Cohen was a poet years before he became a Folk Rock singer.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> As the article you quoted shows.
> >> >>
> >> >> >> No one is disputing that he was a poet before he became a folk singer
> >> >>
> >> >> > You sure looked like that's what you were trying today, dumb ass....
> >> >> It was at first, until he saw it wasn't going to fly.
> >>
> >> > For the 19th time: he achieved only limited success as a poet until *after* he had made a name for himself as a folk singer.
> >> Success as a poet isn't judged by book sales.
>
> > That's an oversimplification, but yes, it is
> No it isn't since the critics read and gave his poetry good reviews.
>
> Good critical reception is a success for the poet.

Good critical reception doesn't put food on the table.  But then one wouldn't expect you to understand the word-related concept of having a successful *career.*

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