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'only genius will do'

October 7th 2006 10:34
'Only Genius Will Do

Ah Keats, what hath ye done with syllables, but turned them into wine? Search ye of knowing for finer vintage, and ye's search will be in vain.

'Only genius will do,' it is the screensaver I bow before. For when I'm writing, i must remember - 'only genius will do.'

I must not add to the store of slush. You must not add to the store of slush.

Seriously, have you ever just been humbled by the pure genius of a Keats or Donne? What they are able to do with words makes it impossible for me to understand why poets are not revered now, as they where then. It is really is beyond me.



I must not add to the slush.

How can people not see the genius of poetry? Our time is coming, be warned.
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Comment by Nathan P. Mahney

October 9th 2006 09:19
Perhaps it just that I love the slush, but I'm sort of glad not everything is a work of timeless genius. I mean, I love Casablanca, but I'd rather watch Highlander, or Teen Wolf. And going even further down the spectrum, I think we need the rubbish to appreciate the gems. If every piece of art was a masterpiece, eventually the masterpieces would become everyday, with nothing to measure them against. For beauty is nothing without ugliness to compare it to.

Comment by theadora

October 12th 2006 10:48
How did you come to watch Casablanca?

One reason why Teen Wolf is worth a viewing?

I disagree, the tier should be good, great and genius. No room for slush. There are fair enough distances between them to appreciate each for what they are.

My jury is out on Highlander - it has been quite some time since i have come across it. I don't quite remember it fitting into slush though. Search it out and get back to you on it.

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