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Article #828984Re: Charles Bukowski - Bluebird reading
From: Will Dockery
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:02
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:02
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On Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 9:52:45 AM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote: > On Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 9:05:16 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: > > NancyGene wrote: > > > > > On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 10:51:22 PM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote: > > > > > >> https://youtu.be/lyMS4qJ8NXU > > > It's really just a paragraph or two being read. That said, we don't like the last line ("But I don't weep, do you?"). It reminds us of a former first lady's coat, which said "I don't really care, do you?" although the Bukowski quote predates that. > > > > > Having the line end with "do you?" is a totally obvious choice and hurts the poem. > > Bullshit, like it or not, Bukowski was not only a great poet, but a best > > selling one at that. > > > > Two things you are not, Nancy Gene. > NOR ARE Look who's talking. > LOSER Your declaration of Imaginary Victory is once again noted. 🙂
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