[New-Poetry] Re: Substitution of Terms

James Cervantes cervantes.james at gmail.com
Mon Jun 18 18:57:40 EDT 2007


C# is ominous.  A-flat may indicate a bad ear.  A flat may indicate
road hazards.

- Jim

On 6/18/07, Chris Lott <chris.lott at gmail.com> wrote:
> I really don't see much difference between classifying sound as an
> "auditory image" and classifying touch as a "tactile image" or sadness
> as an "emotional image." At least I don't really see the utility of
> that kind of classification... certainly not "every reason" to suppose
> it so.
>
> Any category that conflates a C# note with the smell of burnt flesh
> and the flare of a rose in one's headlights has become a bit too broad
> to matter for my purposes.
>
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