i ran across a quote that seems appropriate here:
"aesthetics is to poetry as ornithology is to birds"
it comes from an essay by anselm hollo, but i dont remember if he is quoting someone else. anyway, it provides a more elegant response than i could to your question.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
Last edited by roachboy; 07-03-2004 at 10:17 PM..
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