Poetic fanmail

Niki Flynn has kindly shared with me this message, sent to her by a fan. At least, we think he’s a fan. He might have meant it in a disapproving way, and we have only these words to go by.

pain
i spank u hard

I didn’t know e.e.cummings watched spanking videos…

Comments

5 Responses to “Poetic fanmail”

  1. Niki Flynn on May 13th, 2006 8:52 am

    It’s doubly disturbing if he does because he’s been dead for years!

  2. Fesseequebec on May 16th, 2006 11:20 pm

    Oh, indeed, that’s what kept cummings cumming.

  3. Adele on May 18th, 2006 4:42 pm

    That’s bad, Fess… it really is!

  4. JKragh on May 18th, 2006 7:19 pm

    “may i feel, said he
    (i’ll squeal, said she
    just once aid he)
    it’s fun said she

    (may i touch said he
    howmuch said she
    a lot said he)
    why not said she

    (let’s go said he
    not too far said she
    what’s too far said he
    where you are said she)

    may i stay said he
    (which way said she
    like this said he)
    if you kiss said she

    may i move said he
    is it love said she)
    if you’re willing said he
    (but you’re killing said she

    but it’s life said he
    but your wife said she
    now said he)
    ow said she

    (tiptop said he
    don’t stop said she
    oh no said he)
    go slow said she

    (cccome?said he
    ummm said she)
    you’re divine!said he
    (you are Mine said she)”

    From Poems 1923-1954 First Complete Edition, Harcourt Brace & World Publishers.

    Haven’t thought about this e e cummings poem for years…. Thanks, guys and gals.

  5. Adele on May 22nd, 2006 10:30 am

    Wonderfully appropriate, thank you, J :)

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