tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post8406685201142108666..comments2024-03-16T05:19:07.061-04:00Comments on Retirement Blues: Wednesday Poetry BloggingJazzbumpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-4458908035316210282009-09-02T14:47:22.069-04:002009-09-02T14:47:22.069-04:00That's it. At least for literary endeavors, A...That's it. At least for literary endeavors, Anglo would not suffice, sez Maestro Pound (the real scribe needs a bit of Latin, greek, a romance tongue, etc.). <br /><br />Actually Latin instruction was commonplace, even in public schools, until about 50 years ago, when US edu-crats (most do-gooder liberals) decided Anglo would suffice (with maybe french or espanol, etc), since Biff and Bunny weren't going to be PB Shelleys (or Ezra Pounds), but doctors, engineers, nurseys. <br /><br />That vulgar anglo-man TH Huxley said much the same after Darwin--toss the Plato and Plutarch and scripture on the bonfire; give 'em Darwin, Lyell, Newton. <br /><br />Really, I think students may have been better served with Plato & Co, latin, history, even a bit of belle-lettres, along with mathematics than with that grubby failed preacher Darwin, the la-bor-atory and the techie-or biz major curriculum. Techies have been destroying the world for the last century or so. (Scuzi rant).<br /><br />Pound also composed a bit of music at times! A bit operatic but interesting.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-81308314032678280992009-09-02T14:26:06.787-04:002009-09-02T14:26:06.787-04:00Not really up on my Pound.
Spanish is rusty, too....Not really up on my Pound.<br /><br />Spanish is rusty, too.<br /><br />But Maestro Pound didn't like the English language?<br /><br />JzB the so little time, so much I don't know trombonistJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-714163220528831202009-09-02T12:44:18.843-04:002009-09-02T12:44:18.843-04:00EBON
Thus, ebonics Blake. Actually I concur with ...<i>EBON</i><br /><br />Thus, ebonics Blake. Actually I concur with your assessment of Blake as somewhat overrated (though in terms of content, not bad). <br /><br />Ezra Pound wrote some parodies of Blake--EP seemed to find WB a bit naive. EP didn't care for WB's master Milton, either (too "hebraic," or something), pero Maestro Pound no se gusta le lengua ingles...Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.com