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Mar 25, 2003 20:31

this is somehow ineffably sweet, though it may not seem so. it is, i suppose, the sort of thing that any lass would love to hear, perhaps even a lad would like to hear. a guy in the bookstore said is turns the girl it's written for into nothing but a sex object, but i don't think that's so. it's lovely, that's all.

( i like my body when it is with your (VII) e. e. cummings )

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thrylos March 25 2003, 18:40:02 UTC

i'd agree with you
lovely

insanerest March 26 2003, 07:26:00 UTC

Even the under-sexual person I am has to admit, it's a flattering poem. It doesn't obsess over sexuality; it just takes a very pleasant look at it.

johnnicholases March 26 2003, 11:39:06 UTC

I may not be a girl, but I absolutely disagree with the guy at the bookstore. It's just about sex. Why, exactly, does anything that speaks of the female in the sexual act automatically turn her into a "sex object?" I think it's nice-and well-written-and, if I were that lass, I'd have been quite flattered.

i really hate to burst your bubbles, but... zendawl82 April 1 2003, 15:17:27 UTC

ever since i had to do a research paper on THE man (eecummings) i've been fascinated with his work, even went so far as to buying the entire works of from the HS library because i'd never returned it on time. while ee was big on sensual writings and showering girls with affection, he was not big on monogamy or serious relationships in general. if you research a little more into his life you'll find this out for yourselves. but i also beg of you to read more of his prose, nearly 90 percent of it is as beautiful as the above. tiffa

Re: i really hate to burst your bubbles, but... smilesweetly April 2 2003, 12:06:39 UTC

*smile* no bubble burst, hun. i've read well over a hundred of his poems, and i love them all. i'd love to have the complete works.. unfortunately i'm saving for a copy of the OED. i didn't say anything about e e cummings as a person, just that the poem itself is not intrinsically degrading to women. if he was, so be it. his poetry is still amazing :) be well

~cait

yay zendawl82 April 2 2003, 12:13:16 UTC

you're right, the poem itself is not degrading, neither is his life. he lived it in a way that made him happy, and while i'm sure he may have broken many a heart (what man hasn't? right?) he also probably left many women glowing, not from the sex, but from the wonderful wonderful things he's written about them that are almost more eternal than the love he could have given them.

tiffa

cytenga March 30 2008, 12:16:29 UTC

It reminds me of Stanislaw Lem to a bit. Eruntics.