tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post7683783615690680901..comments2023-07-28T19:12:45.825-04:00Comments on The Greater Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge: W: What Oliver Stone Didn't Tell YouMatt Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-29360191715790133122010-05-08T20:35:01.654-04:002010-05-08T20:35:01.654-04:00Haha. Never a disappointment.Haha. Never a disappointment.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-34917213309160340932010-05-08T18:04:47.202-04:002010-05-08T18:04:47.202-04:00You are an artist if you allow yourself to be so.You are an artist if you allow yourself to be so.Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-53959444452613990652010-05-08T17:20:40.835-04:002010-05-08T17:20:40.835-04:00I'm no artist...
And yes, I just like promp...I'm no artist...<br /><br /><br /><br />And yes, I just like prompting your seemingly endless references of wisdom.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-42819886403443998502010-05-06T20:30:29.913-04:002010-05-06T20:30:29.913-04:00Take a cue from Jack the Dripper: Anything the art...Take a cue from Jack the Dripper: Anything the artist spits is art.Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-65820150003639854922010-05-06T16:13:46.187-04:002010-05-06T16:13:46.187-04:00What I said wasn't poetry.What I said wasn't poetry.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-26995667261693637692010-05-05T12:34:07.626-04:002010-05-05T12:34:07.626-04:00Poetry is imperative.Poetry is imperative.Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-61439772421418174132010-05-05T01:02:51.820-04:002010-05-05T01:02:51.820-04:00Declarative; not imperative.Declarative; not imperative.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-32738892740765488912010-05-04T13:38:34.548-04:002010-05-04T13:38:34.548-04:00Would it be polite to? Point, that is?Would it be polite to? Point, that is?Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-33616433468716090792010-05-04T11:29:24.928-04:002010-05-04T11:29:24.928-04:00Point, Matt Morris.Point, Matt Morris.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-45563698947506704092010-05-04T07:34:42.981-04:002010-05-04T07:34:42.981-04:00More sensory detail? CKW doesn't use any senso...More sensory detail? CKW doesn't use any sensory details when he talks about dreams!Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-62676161679989915012010-05-03T16:37:56.705-04:002010-05-03T16:37:56.705-04:00I can relate to it. Though, still, I would conside...I can relate to it. Though, still, I would consider it a guilty pleasure, unlike my fondness of Method Man, whose beats is so fo' sho' that it would take countless turntables to scratch for any revision. What does that even mean? Just a thoughtless pun that doesn't entirely work. Boy, I'm good at those.<br /><br />I think it's unfortunate that Williams' words are in the format of what he considers poetry. If I were to read his "poem" in the context of a human interest article featured in Time, I think I would appreciate it more. <br /><br />I think his thought is somewhat beautiful in its dull meaninglessness. If only he had you to write in disquieting red pen, "Use more sensory detail!" I think he could have something.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-16713244417861907432010-05-03T15:44:48.504-04:002010-05-03T15:44:48.504-04:00Thanks, Zack. What about "Method" do yo...Thanks, Zack. What about "Method" do you like? You weren't thinking of Method Man, were you? In any event, you have every right to a personal poetic theory, which, as the immortal poet of Animal House, Bluto Blutarsky, would say, "Don't cost nothing."Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-44886387041779803302010-05-03T01:29:43.317-04:002010-05-03T01:29:43.317-04:00epigraph*
I'm not sure what I meant in the fi...epigraph*<br /><br />I'm not sure what I meant in the first place, but correcting the typo seemed the right thing to do. <br /><br />Word verification: niumi<br /><br />[That's what I'm talkin' about]Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-3903916866299541912010-05-03T01:26:45.920-04:002010-05-03T01:26:45.920-04:00I like "The Method." I think I understan...I like "The Method." I think I understand your anger, too. In the context of a work of prose, this seems like a potentially fitting epigram. It's not what I would consider poetry, though (not that I have the right to poetic philosophy)<br /><br />. . . One thing's for certain, Breton (Andre the Surreal Seal, or SurrEAL, not to be confused with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3A6V_tEH9s) would be pissed. <br /><br />On an unrelated note, this is the fourth time "flounce" has been the picture for word verification.Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626373376755648737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-1022637857603539562010-05-02T21:03:29.447-04:002010-05-02T21:03:29.447-04:00Thanks for the comments. Actually, I believe you&...Thanks for the comments. Actually, I believe you're thinking of Poe's "Annabel Lee," who died from angel-induced pneumonia, so I imagined she coughed quite a bit. As for Poe's "To Helen," you probably confused "those Nicean barks of yore" for some sort of bronchial infection.Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-88778049443639104712010-05-02T18:02:59.977-04:002010-05-02T18:02:59.977-04:00I started to write a comment earlier, but began co...I started to write a comment earlier, but began coughing. Fortunately, I didn't die, so now I speak in defense of "Helen." Helens--other than Helen of Troy, for whom I was obviously named despite the family tradition that I was named after my aunt with the six kids--are dull, pathetic creatures with bad knees and deadly coughs. Didn't Poe's Helen die coughing, too?Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177275117594923864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-79144617650768081302010-05-02T15:44:05.397-04:002010-05-02T15:44:05.397-04:00To be fair, CKW uses imagery throughout much of th...To be fair, CKW uses imagery throughout much of the first half of the book, but starting with the 3rd section, you'd need a finely tuned search engine to find anything remotely resembling sensory detail. <br /><br />As always, thanks for your comments!Matt Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437832015558901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201670257515489832.post-61680662712814168372010-05-02T15:09:28.991-04:002010-05-02T15:09:28.991-04:00Well, not having read the entire book but only you...Well, not having read the entire book but only your cherry-picked passages, I can only say I couldn't agree more. Hell, I've read philosophical works translated from German with more evocative imagery. I definitely come down more on the WCW side of things in this debate.Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916307381291161829noreply@blogger.com