IT'S ANOTHER POETRY COMP.

[LaurieAK]

ciao.

[lizzytysh]

p.s. Has anyone approached Henning about this? I think he should be alterted this is happening and asked if he'd like to be part of judging as was the case in the Short Story contest that is also going into the Berlin booklet. Again, just one person's opinion.

Including Henning sure sounds like a good plan to me ~ with his being Coordinator of the project as a whole. . . There's another person's opinion.

The wonderful thing about person's opinions is that they each get to have their own. Though it could be postulated that yours pointed more directly to a specific role than mine did, as I mentioned no specific role, but only that he be included, the reality is that I did think in terms of his being as yours implicated, a judge. The asking part is a given. No one's going to make him do anything he doesn't want to do or doesn't feel he has time to do. As "public pressure" goes, your suggesting that he be asked if he wants to participate in the judging, would be more along the lines of public pressure than my comment.

Meanwhile, I have no qualms about "publicly pushing him to be a 'leader'," as he already is one and a great one at that, and I feel confident he can hold up under this pressure, of my stating my opinion; as well as my unstated [but, I know, understood] faith in his ability to say no, if he chooses not to be involved.

I've reviewed and studied my comment, and find nowhere that I presume to be speaking for him.


~ Lizzy

[LaurieAK]

Lizz~

Thanks for reminding why I think you are such an ass.

Have a good contest.

Laurie

[mickey_one]

Including Henning sure sounds like a good plan to me ~ with his being Coordinator of the project as a whole.

Henning should decide what, if any, role he takes in this contest. It seem unfair to be publicly pushing him to be a 'leader', considering he may not want to be involved at all.

Let him speak for himself.

My point was that he needs to be told this is happening. Common courtesy was my intent, not personal wishes of his involvement (or not) and certainly not to presume him a particular role.

Laurie

Henning originally approached me with the idea of both the short story comp. and a poetry comp. with both winning entries to be published in the booklet.

when he reminded me the other day about the poetry comp. I started the process here. so no "common courtesies" are lacking

we probably don't need to be sidetracked with worrying about inviting him to judge, he has plenty to do for the Event.

[lizzytysh]

Laurie ~

Per your usual, your hyperbolic, derogatory, and vulgar terms and comments, personally directed at me, are inappropriate, out of line, vitriolic, and not applicable to the situation. As I've already said, in another context, the wonderful thing about person's opinions is that they each get to have their own.

Meanwhile, it seems to me that this will turn out to be a great contest ~ particularly, with the 'stakes' so high .


~ Lizzy

[Young dr. Freud]

Meanwhile, it seems to me that this will turn out to be a great contest ~ particularly, with the 'stakes' so high

What are the stakes? And exactly how high are they?

YdF

[Donna.M]

What about 'How I came to Leonard' for a title?

[lizzytysh]

Hi Donna ~

I have no idea who will choose or how a specific theme will be chosen for this Comp. However, I feel the one you've suggested has great possibilities. It may seem 'generic,' but people come in so many different ways, and people write from so many different approaches, I think the results could be highly creative. So often, many of us have felt like lost strangers in alien lands with our love for Leonard's music/writing, and we always seem very interested in, "How did you learn about him?"/"Who introduced you to him?" when we [so often, finally] find someone who knows of Leonard Cohen. As we find each other, again, in Berlin, to share our appreciation of him, I really can't imagine a more direct theme for this. At the same time, it will also produce some poems that will be very instructive... if people choose to apply it literally ~ and watch out for [as one might for a MACK truck ] the creativity if they don't . "Came to" wouldn't even have to suggest "discovered him as an artist," but things along the lines of "Came to Leonard, in supplication, with a great idea." I think it's a great idea . The possibilities are... endless .


~ Lizzy

[Diane]

I think Donna's idea is great, too, Lizzy. Endless possibilities indeed. Although perhaps it would be better as a theme, rather than necessarily a title. What say y'all?

Diane

[mickey_one]

I think Donna's idea is great, too, Lizzy. Endless possibilities indeed. Although perhaps it would be better as a theme, rather than necessarily a title. What say y'all?

Diane

if you promise not to degrade the competition with filth, Diane, then it's not a bad idea at all.


EDITED NO TIMES AT ALL YOU NOSEY PEOPLE

[mickey_one]

Meanwhile, it seems to me that this will turn out to be a great contest ~ particularly, with the 'stakes' so high

What are the stakes? And exactly how high are they?

YdF

hey, let's abandon the planned poetry comp. and instead have one devoted to ydf .

when he reaches 500 posts he will have 2 major distinctions that deserve recognition. He will have still never have posted a poem on this forum and he still won't ever have written anything interesting or witty.

credit where due and all that.

[Diane]

if you promise not to degrade the competition with filth, Diane, then it's not a bad idea at all.

I think your suggested title is too rude, Donna. Can you think of something else please, to discourage Micheal from making scurrilous remarks. Alternatively, perhaps he could edit his post.

Diane

[mickey_one]

if you promise not to degrade the competition with filth, Daine, then it's not a bad idea at all.

I think your suggested title is too rude, Dnona. Can you think of something else please, to discourage Micheal from making scurrilous remarks. Alternatively, perhaps he could edit his post.

Daine

some of us have dogs to feed, please do not distract me with your distracting tecniques intended to distract us all from your unsavoury intentions with Dnona's perfectly innocent title. I don't do editing of posts, Daine, as I consider it a distraction from the substantive issues raised hereintobefore and within.

STILL NOT EDITED, HA HA HA LOSER

[mickey_one]

if you promise not to degrade the competition with filth, Diane, then it's not a bad idea at all.

I think your suggested title is too rude, Donna. Can you think of something else please, to discourage Micheal from making scurrilous remarks. Alternatively, perhaps he could edit his post.

Diane

here it is, the shocking evidence of my name misspelt deliberately by this callous and uncaring poster, "Diane".

One is forced to wonder whether any level there is, too low to which sink even she would not?

Michael

[lizzytysh]

Hi Diane ~

I took Donna's suggestion to mean the 'title' of the theme. I could be wrong on that, but that's how I took it.

"Scurrilous" ~ great word .

So, that's 4 in favour, including Donna. Who does decide, Michael?

~ Lizzy