• PPB: I Like Americans / Ernest Hemingway

    From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 4 12:32:48 2022
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    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Tue Jul 5 08:18:55 2022
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    On 2022-07-04 4:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    I remember the other Hemingway poem I read, now.

    Very similar to this one, same conversational style, as you mentioned, comparable to the delivery of Frank O'Hara or Jerry Seinfeld.

    There are two possibilities I can think of. The most likely is "I Like Canadians", a companion piece Hemingway wrote. It starts off:

    I like Canadians.
    They are so unlike Americans.
    They go home at night.
    [...] https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-canadians-ernest-hemingway.html

    Both poems came out in Toronto's defunct /Star Weekly/ magazine, in the
    same year (which is all the date my source gives). They're so similar
    that it's likely they were published together.

    I agree with what you said about the poems' style; I can easily imagine
    them as monologues delivered by a Canadian and an American as part of a speakoff competition, perhaps a roast.

    The other possibility is "The Soul of Spain, with Mcalmon and Bird the Publishers." That's in the same style, but less unity in subject to hold
    it together; so it wanders all over the place, and sounds like the
    ramblings of a madman. It's on the wiki only because it's my candidate
    for Worst. Poem. Ever.

    https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/The_Soul_of_Spain_/_Ernest_Hemingway





    Great choice.

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Wed Jul 27 00:15:16 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-07-04 4:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    I remember the other Hemingway poem I read, now.

    Very similar to this one, same conversational style, as you mentioned, comparable to the delivery of Frank O'Hara or Jerry Seinfeld.

    There are two possibilities I can think of. The most likely is "I Like Canadians", a companion piece Hemingway wrote. It starts off:

    I like Canadians.
    They are so unlike Americans.
    They go home at night.
    [...] https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-canadians-ernest-hemingway.html

    Both poems came out in Toronto's defunct /Star Weekly/ magazine, in the
    same year (which is all the date my source gives). They're so similar
    that it's likely they were published together.

    I agree with what you said about the poems' style; I can easily imagine
    them as monologues delivered by a Canadian and an American as part of a speakoff competition, perhaps a roast.

    The other possibility is "The Soul of Spain, with Mcalmon and Bird the Publishers." That's in the same style, but less unity in subject to hold
    it together; so it wanders all over the place, and sounds like the
    ramblings of a madman. It's on the wiki only because it's my candidate
    for Worst. Poem. Ever.

    https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/The_Soul_of_Spain_/_Ernest_Hemingway


    Again, Hemingway's poetry strikes me as possibly a parody of the then current "Modern" free verse.

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Thu Jul 28 20:55:23 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-07-04 4:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >>>>
    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    I remember the other Hemingway poem I read, now.

    Very similar to this one, same conversational style, as you mentioned, comparable to the delivery of Frank O'Hara or Jerry Seinfeld.

    There are two possibilities I can think of. The most likely is "I Like
    Canadians", a companion piece Hemingway wrote. It starts off:

    I like Canadians.
    They are so unlike Americans.
    They go home at night.
    [...]
    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-canadians-ernest-hemingway.html

    Both poems came out in Toronto's defunct /Star Weekly/ magazine, in the
    same year (which is all the date my source gives). They're so similar
    that it's likely they were published together.

    I agree with what you said about the poems' style; I can easily imagine
    them as monologues delivered by a Canadian and an American as part of a
    speakoff competition, perhaps a roast.

    The other possibility is "The Soul of Spain, with Mcalmon and Bird the
    Publishers." That's in the same style, but less unity in subject to hold
    it together; so it wanders all over the place, and sounds like the
    ramblings of a madman. It's on the wiki only because it's my candidate
    for Worst. Poem. Ever.

    https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/The_Soul_of_Spain_/_Ernest_Hemingway


    Again, Hemingway's poetry strikes me as possibly a parody of the then current "Modern" free verse.

    You seem to be on to it there, Doc....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Victor H. on Fri Jul 29 19:27:36 2022
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    Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-07-04 4:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote: >>>>>
    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    I remember the other Hemingway poem I read, now.

    Very similar to this one, same conversational style, as you mentioned, comparable to the delivery of Frank O'Hara or Jerry Seinfeld.

    There are two possibilities I can think of. The most likely is "I Like
    Canadians", a companion piece Hemingway wrote. It starts off:

    I like Canadians.
    They are so unlike Americans.
    They go home at night.
    [...]
    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-canadians-ernest-hemingway.html

    Both poems came out in Toronto's defunct /Star Weekly/ magazine, in the
    same year (which is all the date my source gives). They're so similar
    that it's likely they were published together.

    I agree with what you said about the poems' style; I can easily imagine
    them as monologues delivered by a Canadian and an American as part of a
    speakoff competition, perhaps a roast.

    The other possibility is "The Soul of Spain, with Mcalmon and Bird the
    Publishers." That's in the same style, but less unity in subject to hold >>> it together; so it wanders all over the place, and sounds like the
    ramblings of a madman. It's on the wiki only because it's my candidate
    for Worst. Poem. Ever.

    https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/The_Soul_of_Spain_/_Ernest_Hemingway


    Again, Hemingway's poetry strikes me as possibly a parody of the then current "Modern" free verse.

    You seem to be on to it there, Doc....

    Perhaps.

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Sat Aug 20 19:54:38 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    Again, interesting oddity....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Zod on Mon Aug 22 17:30:34 2022
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    Zod wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    Again, interesting oddity....


    Agreed.

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Sun Sep 25 15:48:00 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-07-04 4:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    I remember the other Hemingway poem I read, now.

    Very similar to this one, same conversational style, as you mentioned, comparable to the delivery of Frank O'Hara or Jerry Seinfeld.

    There are two possibilities I can think of. The most likely is "I Like Canadians", a companion piece Hemingway wrote. It starts off:

    I like Canadians.
    They are so unlike Americans.
    They go home at night.
    [...] https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-canadians-ernest-hemingway.html

    Both poems came out in Toronto's defunct /Star Weekly/ magazine, in the
    same year (which is all the date my source gives). They're so similar
    that it's likely they were published together.

    I agree with what you said about the poems' style; I can easily imagine
    them as monologues delivered by a Canadian and an American as part of a speakoff competition, perhaps a roast.

    The other possibility is "The Soul of Spain, with Mcalmon and Bird the Publishers." That's in the same style, but less unity in subject to hold
    it together; so it wanders all over the place, and sounds like the
    ramblings of a madman. It's on the wiki only because it's my candidate
    for Worst. Poem. Ever.

    https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/The_Soul_of_Spain_/_Ernest_Hemingway


    Thanks again, George, finally have time to have a look.


    Great choice.

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  • From General-Zod@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Sat Oct 1 18:05:48 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for July 4:
    I like Americans, by Ernest Hemingway

    I like Americans.
    They are so unlike Canadians.
    They do not take their policemen seriously.
    [...]

    https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-like-americans-ernest-hemingway.html

    Bumped for Mack, for his E.H. musings....

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