On Clutching_Calliope's poem/comments
I recognized the Plath poem immediately. I've had the pleasure of seeing the poems and prose typewritten by Sylvia Plath on the pink Smith College letterhead. I recall seeing that poem in the archives, but not the original--I think it was a photocopy from the New Yorker or maybe Granta (I have the physical memory of holding the page but try as I might the details of its origin are fuzzy).
Anyway, it is wonderful to see this form used in a poem. Its almost lyrical. I can almost hear it as a song. More, please.
I don't consider it plagiarism at all. The content is quite different, only the form is similar.clutching_calliope said:and must admit I'm more of a plagiarist than anything. See also, "Mad Girl's Love Song by Plath: http://plagiarist.com/poetry/1412/
even the websites out me in my plagiarism. Is imitation the ultimate form of flattery?
I recognized the Plath poem immediately. I've had the pleasure of seeing the poems and prose typewritten by Sylvia Plath on the pink Smith College letterhead. I recall seeing that poem in the archives, but not the original--I think it was a photocopy from the New Yorker or maybe Granta (I have the physical memory of holding the page but try as I might the details of its origin are fuzzy).
Anyway, it is wonderful to see this form used in a poem. Its almost lyrical. I can almost hear it as a song. More, please.