Comments on: I don’t even know these people.

By: Vollie

Vollie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:13:41 +0000

If I read an old essay entitled “Letter To a Young Poet (1910)” and read Liz’s blog about “bad poetry” in the same hour, does this qualify it as a genuine moment of Jungian synchronicity or am stretching things a little? Is it a coincedence? What is the time-gap limit for synchronization? Jungian synchronization.

OK, an hour before I read this blog I read an essay from 1910 entitled “Letter To a Young Poet” by Hermann Hesse. Hesse is writing this essay in response to a young poet who has sent him some poems asking him whether or not they are “good.” Hesse”s response is too long to talk about here and I am not going to hijack Liz’s blog for my own droning, but I did notice some some things that her blog and the essay had in common. I won’t share them either.

Here is Hesse’s first paragraph in the essay in response to the young poet asking him if his (young poets) poems are “good” or not:

“Thank you for your charming letter and for your poems and stories. The letter expresses a confidence that I must, alas, disappoint. Even if I were not suffering from eyestrain and burdened by a much too heavy correspondence I would have to disappoint you, for what you ask of me is something I do not have to give.”

Get it? I thought it was funny. If you want to read the whole essay it’s in a book called “My Belief-Essays on Life and Art” by Hermann Hesse, the greatest writer ever besides Danielle Steele.

By: Alley Jo (via God's Club)

Alley Jo (via God's Club) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:25:56 +0000

Sorry about the typo…man thats embarrassing when you’re insulting someone. Awkward…well, fuck you for judging me. I only have one hand.

By: Alley Jo (via God's Club)

Alley Jo (via God's Club) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:23:42 +0000

I love how fucking self important you are. Damn Liz, you really are a self righteous bitch. i am nevercputting my hard work into poetry if you’re not even gonna fake read it. Well, ha! Joke’s on you. I farted in your cereal.

By: Tony Little

Tony Little — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:42:31 +0000

I’m back on the monday bear. After intense rehabilitation and 3 months in fiji “finding myself” I still have to come read this…

It’s cool though.. I feel rebellious.

By: Davo

Davo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:17:04 +0000

Oh, and I think I am one of those that you forget about.

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By: Davo

Davo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:15:32 +0000

So…
If you’re making fun of my blogs that always end up being about aforementioned topics, then you suck.

And I’ve never written a song for any girl unless they asked.
I always write songs -about- girls.

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By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:58:05 +0000

i think i wrote you a poem once, and it ended with “let’s go fuck in the hay”.

By: Zephyr

Zephyr — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:41:38 +0000

BTW, ignore these links. My friend Justin did that while I was gone.

By: Zephyr

Zephyr — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:40:41 +0000

“Read my bad poetry” = Mr. A. Locke, Milan. You know.

I shouldn’t have said “I hate weightlifting.” I should have left it out of the equation altogether.

Question for my history mid term: “Discuss pre-white life in North America.” Pre-white?

By: alan

alan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:04:19 +0000

^ha. is that spam^

hi liz matt made me a blog. too.
i’m gonna write lots of poetry so
you and matt can read it. i prolly
could have done it made my blog i
mean, but.. he made it and
emailed it to me before i could
even ask him how to do it… he’s
too smart that matt.