tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7551540333468323896.post6857191659770085076..comments2023-04-28T00:31:54.009-07:00Comments on National Poetry Reading Month, 2011: The Business of Love is Cruelty, Dean YoungFeatherless Bipedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02207055312949249371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7551540333468323896.post-10518836218654266712011-06-28T23:25:27.927-07:002011-06-28T23:25:27.927-07:00Jee, hmm, I took the question of perfection as whe...Jee, hmm, I took the question of perfection as when he's gonna put the posts to poor mommy, he's gonna do it up right. I hadn't thought of it that way, perhaps a double entendre that I didn't catch, but seems a possibility in light of you mentioning it.Jeanne Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181102170152075577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7551540333468323896.post-26167006746377841332011-06-27T07:56:40.653-07:002011-06-27T07:56:40.653-07:00Hi Jeanne,
Nice summary of the poem's movemen...Hi Jeanne,<br /><br />Nice summary of the poem's movement, including the bingo moment. <br /><br />The last three lines you quoted are self-forgiving. A moral soft-spot for oneself. If one has hurt another, one needs forgiveness from the other. Not having read the whole poem, but following your summary, I think the "question of perfection" is perhaps the moral heart of a poem about acting out cruelty. The aesthetic requirement is there in conflict with the moral imperative. <br /><br />JeeJee Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979179110231643931noreply@blogger.com