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New Post 7/21/2008 4:07 PM
  Savior's_Breath
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Stealing from your fav poets 

I had some inspiration from Robert Creeley's " I know a Man", and wrote this

 

Diesel was his term
And Crunchy was mine
I flapped too fast, saying

The music's not loud 'nough.
He sd, we got a v-
dubz to drive. Its

damn small with wind-
ows down.  Chill, I sd,
The whiskey hit and I forgot

Creeley sd watch
the lines. But
I hit one-ten.

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is this stealing?

 
New Post 7/22/2008 5:58 PM
  John
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Re: Stealing from your fav poets 
Modified By John  on 7/22/2008 7:00:04 PM)

I read your poem and Creeley's too and I wouldn't say you stole anything. At most you took his idea and changed the direction a little. However, you did copy his word usage style but I doubt that his estate would prosecute you for it. Look at how many people use small letters just like Cummings. Same thing.

John

 
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