* as a member of the E.E. Cummings literary society, all this talk of his poetry got me hot and bothered enough to post on here as a newbie; perhaps not much b&s content but it seems that conversation has gravitated towards the literature corner. amh wrote "ok, so he has to be held responsible for the fact that everyone and her cat now uses lower case letters, even tho that wasn't the point: cummings did use upper-case (as you'll know, having read the stuff: i guess i'm talking here to people who haven't) .." well, yes, i have read cummings & realized that even his name is officially capitalized. i just thought i'd put my two cents worth that i think that eec is a wonderfully overlooked poet of the 20th century & everyone should try him out, if but once (i must say that his complete works are my bookshelf's pride & joy) try out his 6 nonlectures if you're not into poetry, or if you get very ambitious, try out his biography 'dreams in the mirror' . xaipe (rejoice) -thai-an **** somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond any experience,your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look easily will unclose me though i have closed myself as fingers, you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens (touching skilfully,mysteriously)her first rose or if your wish be to close me,i and my life will shut very beautifully,suddenly, as when the heart of this flower imagines the snow carefully everywhere descending; nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals the power of your intense fragility: whose texture compels me with the colour of its countries, rendering death and forever with each breathing (i do not know what it is about you that closes and opens;only something in me understands the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses) nobody,not even the rain, has such small hands e.e.cummings *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------