zodiac2 Jul 2004

No. I couldn't. At any rate, you've got this whole conversation horribly wrong - to say nothing of your ideas about the universe, insect life, or what good poetry is 'about'. I never said this poem was about believing all animals are equally deserving of life; I just assumed you'd think something like that - and you do.

What's more, saying a poem, story, or nearly anything else is 'about' one thing or other is silly to the max. The only context I could imagine in which two people might reasonably be talking about what something is 'about' is some casual conversation, most likely simply for the purposes of identification, i.e.:

Chad: Have you read "Center of the Universe" by Dovina?
Brad: I don't remember. What's it about?
Chad: It's about a person stepping on a bug.
Brad: Oh, right. No.

In short, I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut you off here. No hard feelings.

-zodiac

PS-What's with saying "I knew a poet who..." all the time? Is that a... JIBE???!?