The Publishing Business
The Publishing BusinessA publisher would love to read your telling eyes,although his room is stuffed with shelves of books like half his brain that's trained to criticizeboth literary merits and good...
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I think this one shares a lot of the deficiencies of the first draft of the elevator poem. It is cryptic in many places--I think unintentionally so--and sends confused messages. It starts in the...
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I'd have to agree with Michael on this, Dutch. I can't help thinking that some of these rough drafts would be better off staying in your notebook a little longer, where you could work on them a little...
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Hmmmm.... Aren't you missing something, gentlemen? Thanx anyway. I think it would be interesting to hear some other comments. In the meantime: I've edited the octet. Revised version:"A publisher would...
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Could be I'm missing something too, but the title led me to expect something different. Sure, the publishing business is in there, and a woman writer, but nothing that establishes this writer as a...
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Thanx, Dave. -- The two Alexandrines are "framing" as it were this ironic / sardonic / cynical address. (Cf L5.) ~ Regards, Crispin "Sic vive tamquam cras moriturus, sic stude quasi semper victurus."~...
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Dutch--While I think the redraft is a solid improvement on the first draft, with more specifics, increased clarity, it seems that you are counting on certain devices to convey something they're not...
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Thanx, Mike! I've edited line 3 & 12. Yes, I'm interested too! ~ Greetings, Crispin"Sic vive tamquam cras moriturus, sic stude quasi semper victurus."~ Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536)
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I think I shall refrain from commenting on any more of your poems Crispin - it has become an exercise in futility. You seem to be less than serious about improving your writing. If I am "missing...
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Hi Clive,Sorry to read this, honestly.I admit that the title was confusing. So I've simplified it now.As to the sonnet itself: I think it's quite self-explanatory -- as any poem should be IMO. (Cf....
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