tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post1829436387103506372..comments2023-10-24T20:47:13.885+05:30Comments on The Spaniard In The Works: And now...Twittered poetrySpace Barhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-73666043851900683582009-04-07T16:49:00.000+05:302009-04-07T16:49:00.000+05:30cat: not 'twit'?equivocal: i stopped reading after...cat: not 'twit'?<BR/><BR/>equivocal: i stopped reading after the first two lines. who needed to read more to know it was going to get worse?Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-19887454198325696032009-04-07T14:44:00.000+05:302009-04-07T14:44:00.000+05:30Isn't the Okri poem atrocious? Not the best adver...Isn't the Okri poem atrocious? Not the best advertisement for this supposedly new form...equivocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408199156528969347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-38073097066953282912009-03-28T00:14:00.000+05:302009-03-28T00:14:00.000+05:30I feel "twitter" has too many syllables for our fa...I feel "twitter" has too many syllables for our fast-paced long. "tw" might work better...Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-41899519633199799992009-03-27T17:46:00.000+05:302009-03-27T17:46:00.000+05:30Hello! Unfortunately not yet. First, our producer ...Hello! Unfortunately not yet. First, our producer was busy and now when he has time apparently due to the elections mania and a spurt in naxalite activity it is not a good time to visit the area where we were planning to do the shoot. Maybe once the elections are over it can be restarted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-71534061604853711562009-03-27T12:17:00.000+05:302009-03-27T12:17:00.000+05:30oops, I typo-ed. I meant, I grabbed a copy of mcsw...oops, I typo-ed. <BR/><BR/>I meant, I grabbed a copy of mcsweeney's at a party a friend was throwing. the party was a to give away books, music and his cat. The cat, obviously, only for a month before the cat-owner found a new home on the other coast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-15080779799658384602009-03-27T11:40:00.000+05:302009-03-27T11:40:00.000+05:30km/feanor: not sure why i posted the damn thing. i...km/feanor: not sure why i posted the damn thing. it's all too frightful. the okri, i mean.<BR/><BR/>i'd rather try to decipher a doc's prescription. bet i'd be pretty damned good at it too.<BR/><BR/>anil: what km said. and hi! you done with that film?<BR/><BR/>bm: mcsweeneys is giving away cat? does he know? and yes, saw that rushdie-fb thing. :DSpace Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-26357350461904345862009-03-27T04:49:00.000+05:302009-03-27T04:49:00.000+05:30next you are going to look down upon me for having...next you are going to look down upon me for having discovered McSweeney's only 2 days ago. that is when I got a copy of no.18 of their collected stories on a books, music (and cat) giveaway party. <BR/><BR/>but, I just </3 twitter. <BR/><BR/>heh @ Hamlet on FB. <BR/><BR/>did you see the Rushdie fb <A HREF="http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/rushdies-facebook" REL="nofollow">parody</A> on UB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-67539487520919480912009-03-27T03:23:00.000+05:302009-03-27T03:23:00.000+05:30Feanor: You are right. I would prefer if my MD pre...Feanor: You are right. I would prefer if my MD prescribed on MySpace. Most pages there are unreadable.<BR/><BR/>Anil: <I>This might actually help poetry reach a wider audience.</I> <BR/><BR/>That's the same school of thought which gave us gems like "Reader's Digest Condensed Classics" :Dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-14785187160640835562009-03-27T02:49:00.000+05:302009-03-27T02:49:00.000+05:30Somehow of all the networking sites that I know of...Somehow of all the networking sites that I know of I dislike twitter the most...it seems like the ultimate dumbing down tool that will cut short already minuscule attention spans and increase the hunger for instant information fixes. <BR/><BR/>But hey what do I know? This might actually help poetry reach a wider audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-620937888955941102009-03-26T23:34:00.000+05:302009-03-26T23:34:00.000+05:30KM: Not really, because you aren't supposed to be ...KM: Not really, because you aren't supposed to be able to read a doctor's prescription, no?FĂ«anorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-29935579959495071752009-03-26T20:14:00.000+05:302009-03-26T20:14:00.000+05:30I can see how the "form" of 140 characters can sui...I can see how the "form" of 140 characters can suit certain styles of poetry, but I still think it's a gimmicky idea.<BR/><BR/>You know what would work on Twitter? Doctor's prescriptions.kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.com