Re: I Met A Girl / Will Dockery

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.

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

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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.
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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.

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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.

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No, I'm unbiased.

Your name calling and malicious lies and misrepresentations suggest
otherwise.

I wouldn't still praise "When the Mill Shut Down."

Okay, thanks.
At least I've managed one good poem in your opinion.
😏