[New-Poetry] Re: Lyrical

[David Graham]

Don't know about you all, but I'm having fun. . . .  No, not Dana  
Gioia, either.  Good guesses, though.

The author is a rather famous figure in pop music, but not Dylan.



On Sep 4, 2006, at 7:38 PM, Robin wrote:

> <<
> No, not Dylan.
>>>
>
> Dunno who it's by, but there are traces of some undigested Auden  
> lingering in the background, as:
>
>        Does your smile's covert complicity
>        Debase as it admires
>
> Ah, of course -- Dana Gioia!!!    It's an out-take from +Nosferatu 
> +, right?
>
>            Robin Hamilton
>
> <<------
>
> On Sep 4, 2006, at 5:42 PM, Jason Quackenbush wrote:
>
> at's dylan innit?
>
>
> I wonder if the following stanza appeared in, say, *Fence*'s next  
> issue,
> whether anyone would think it particularly out of place?
>
>
>   Is this just vulgar electricity
>   Is this the edifying fire
>   (it was so pure)
>   Does your smile's covert complicity
>   Debase as it admires
>   (just a flu with a temperature)
>   Are you just checking out your mojo
>   (oohoo)
>   Or am I just fighting off growing old
>   (just a high fever)
>   All I ever wanted
>   Was just to come in from the cold
>
>
> [Extra credit to anyone who can name the author without Googling.]
>

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