Re: More on TV & Smith/Smith's schtick / RE: (TV) Patti w/ Tom show suggestion

[Robin Dunn <rdunnrn@yahoo.com>]

Looks like Leo got his wish.  He's a clever one.  



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On Dec 29, 2011, at 2:22 PM, Glenn Cooper <glennwaynecooper@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30/12/2011 12:43 AM, Keith Allison wrote:
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>> 
>> I give you - Patti "I'm A Poet" Smith.
> 
> Calling yourself a "poet" is no different to saying you're a schoolteacher or a plumber or a hairdresser. She writes poetry, therefore she's a poet. Given how hideous and fake 99.9% of poetry is, it is, in fact, almost self-deprecating to call yourself a poet.
> 
> So I just don't see it. I haven't met her but she comes across -- to me, anyway -- as very genuine, very humble. When I sent her my own book of poems about Rimbaud I received a very kind and enthusiastic response, which was totally unexpected, given the volume of mail she receives.
> 
> I can't say I have fallen in love with any of the recent albums, but there's always at least one that lifts me off the ground. But "Horses", "Easter", "Wave" and "Gone Again" are all masterpieces to varying degrees, in my book. Even the much  maligned "Dream of Life".
> 
> And I love her books of poems, especially the early ones.
> 
> Glenn C.
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