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Post-Apocalypse's avatar

truly, the most raucous entertaining free avantgarde newsletter in the world, kudos

luca zani's avatar

'rold u da goat

gaby kalil's avatar

this is too good!!!!! how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood — sorry had to make it rhyme

James Elkins's avatar

Also: originality has different meanings in different contexts. In my field: Rosalind Krauss, "The Originality of the Avant-Garde and other Modernist Myths"; Peter Bürger, "Theory of the Avant-Garde"; Catherine Soussloff, "The Absolute Artist." I being original in Pope's time meant invenzione; being original for Duchamp meant anarchic radicalism; being original in MFA programs means.... [gosh, I'd rather not say]

Jillian27's avatar

through the muck and the mire of the so-called contemporary lit- Scene there shines a singular beam of light and it is the annals of harold, raising the bar and doing it right . THANK YOU!!!

Stourley Kracklite's avatar

Pope-eye the Assailer! Make it pneu, blow it all up!🙌

graywyvern's avatar

glad to see anyone else who still reads pope. however, not cool to hide the line endings.

Jerry's avatar

Burst out laughing in the street when the your reading hit the last line. Well delivered!

Nevermind's avatar

So basically, the formula is to know enough about the subject to see how it can be rearranged in different ways while also living a uniquely cracked life that gives you a perspective that lets you add something new? That's cool.

Alias El’Pseudonym III's avatar

This gave an Australian a very enjoyable lunchtime read and brief respite from an otherwise stressful work day. Thank you, sir.

Metrical Poet's avatar

Loved this. Pope is overlooked and underloved.

Modern Mythologies's avatar

Such a fan of your writing style. Unbelievably good!

Sofia Nestrovski's avatar

Duas coisas: Harry Potter é meu livro preferido. E também estou lendo Pope hoje, por coincidência! Só isso.

Sam Frank Jr.'s avatar

Hay-Z

Sam Jennings's avatar

We all strive to be so lovingly censored by some Dr. Johnson.

Carly's avatar

absolute banger this week