Rolling Stone

[ink_ling]

In terms of poetry, it seems like things are rolling

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[sunsmogseahorse]

Recently on "Says You," the public radio word game they asked the panelists do distinguish between three positions in which to lie: prone, supine and prostrate. How I remember these: a sniper lies prone and he is prone to get shot, you lie supine on your spine and if you lie prostrate someone could examine your prostate. *hee*

Love the thought of you in that position, studpuppy!

[ink_ling]

:) I almost wrote prost(r)ate.

Then I imagined myself looking like a gunky chestnut and thought better of it ... .

[f8n_begorra]

Was it Shaw or Wilde who spoke of the English professor who received an essay describing a woman who had taken a tumble on the stairs and was lying "prostitute" on the floor. The professor wrote a note: "At your age you should be able to tell the difference between a fallen woman, and one who has merely lost her balance."

I'd love to read the latest essay!

[ink_ling]

I've never read that, but it absolutely perfectly stated! I wish I could speak so smoothely! (Leave it to an Irishman!) :)

I can forward it to you, if you'd like, once I am home from work ... .

[rootedfool]

Is that the Sobin interview conducted by Ed Foster? That's the only Sobin interview I've read, and loved it -- from the really great book, The World in Time and Space, anthology of essays on po-mo poesy and two interviews (the Sobin, and one with Alice Notley).

[ink_ling]

Yes! I think it's -- and he's -- amazing! We have it collected here in a book called "Postmodern Poetry: The Talisman Interviews." There are a lot of good things in it! Notley's in it, too.

My problem with this Sobin essay is I am having trouble finding a resource with enough fact-y biography in it. Any ideas?