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: Christopher tm Herdt (cherdt) wrote,
2001-10-11 20:01:00

Christopher tm Herdt
cherdt
2001-10-11 20:01:00

Adjectives are the enemy of poetry

Someone sent me a book of poetry and asked me to review it. My response, which I did not send to the author, was scrawled on the back of the envelope:

Adjectives are the enemy of poetry.

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Adjectives are the enemy of poetry

Reading List for English 317: Quest for Utopia

S24O - Sub 24-hour Overnighter

Bike Ride: Minneapolis to Carver Park Reserve

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