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Date Posted: 18:28:36 12/11/02 Wed
Author: jp
Subject: Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate
In reply to: The Concubine of Satan 's message, "Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate" on 17:12:59 12/11/02 Wed

>Okay, while actually prefacing my argument with the
>indictment of close-mindedness, I didn't mean for it
>to be a preface to *my* argument, necessarily, but a
>comment on the debate before I entered it. But your
>point is a valid one and you have my aplogies. I
>should have been more specific about whose
>close-mindedness I was referring to.

My reaction to your preface was overly harsh.

>I disagree that there can be no metaphor in this poem.
>It is very simply worded, but in throwing together
>some of the groups and the images he does in a single
>verse, it does imply metaphor...or at least examples
>leading to a much broader answer.
>
>I don't know.
>
>I'll try to address the rest point by point later.

OK, I'll look forward to it.

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Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 11:42:57 12/17/02 Tue
- Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jayro, 18:45:08 01/03/03 Fri
  - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 19:41:39 01/04/03 Sat
    - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- madd, 13:23:13 07/27/03 Sun