Re: I Met A Girl / Will Dockery

On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:11:32 +0000, W.Dockery wrote:

HarryLime wrote:

Will Dockery wrote:

HarryLime wrote:

Will Dockery wrote:

HarryLime wrote:
Will Dockery wrote:

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I Met A Girl
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I met a girl
she came from California.
It was in a dream
we knew each other instantly.
She was a little freckled girl
from out of
my high school past.
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And she looked up at me
and talked real spacey.
I've forgotten her name
though she told it to me twice.
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We talked
a really detached situation.
She said years ago
I was so shy
she thought I was gay.
At this point I kissed her
and put my finger to her hole.
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And she looked up at me
and talked real spacey.
I have forgotten her name
though she told it to me twice.
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I don't know why it was
that I would think of her.
I made a couple of puns
about her name that made me blush.
But her softness in tone
made me feel all right.
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All I want to do
is get in contact.
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-Will Dockery / May 8 1982
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Good to see....
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Thanks again, as I was telling Mummy Chunk, in 1982 when writing these
poems I
was highly influenced by 1950s Beat poets and 1980s punk rockers.
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So please excuse the foul language.
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Referring to a woman's v*gina as a "hole" is considered both

offensive

and misogynistic
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That's why I apologized for the foul language in the poem.
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But the *language* (the word "hole") isn't offensive
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In context it could be to some readers.

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In context of the poem, it is most definitely offensive.
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However, it is offensive for the reasons that I pointed out above.  The
word in and of itself is not offensive.

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Thanks for the advice but I've been writing poetry for over 50 years

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Published by your friend, George Dance.

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True, I count George Dance among my friends.

Good for you, Donkey.  But when your friend publishes your chapbook,
it's the same is if you'd published it yourself.

https://a.co/d/aO2UFsM
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 *real* publication credit

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Another lie
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I wrote a monthly column and published poems in Playgrounds Magazine for
over twenty years.

Exactly.  You published your own poetry in your column.  You didn't
submit your poetry to an editor and have it approved.  It is therefore
not considered a valid publication credit.
I don't make the rules, Donkey.  I'm just telling you what they are.

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Thanks again for asking, Harry.

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48808396-selected-poems-1976-2019&ved=2ahUKEwiw14igx8aLAxWQLtAFHabxJGIQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3xxyq9fiWP8SIo6KuERr4x
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Quite a few good reviews of my poetry out there.

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Two by [Zod], one by [Dan Barfield]

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Among others.

Who appear to be friends of yours as well.

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You're, of course, not a credible source, Harry.

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Maybe not... but I'm a

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You're biased and can't be expected to give an honest critique.

No, Donkey, I'm unbiased.
If I were biased, I'd call all of your poetry "unspeakable shit."  I
wouldn't still praise "When the Mill Shut Down."
If you write a great poem, I will acknowledge it as such.  If you write
a good poem, I will acknowledge it as such.  If you write a mediocre
poem, I will acknowledge it as such.  If you write a grammatically
competent poem, I will acknowledge it as such.  If you write unspeakable
shit (as you usually do), I will either ignore it, or acknowledge it as
such.
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