Comments on: “Wait till they find out / where you took most of “your” poetry” http://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/2009/10/wait-till-they-find-out-where-you-took-most-of-your-poetry.html The Only Authoritative Guide to Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: rchrd http://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/2009/10/wait-till-they-find-out-where-you-took-most-of-your-poetry.html/comment-page-1#comment-1290 rchrd Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:32 +0000 http://www.cookylamoo.com/wordpress/?p=968#comment-1290 Paul does have a point here. He states that LZ was careful about his copyrights and intended his work to live on and supply an income stream, however meager, for his heirs (Celia and Paul). Today's internet bloggers would consider that to be a quaint 19thC concept, especially for poets. <br /><br />But Paul is right .. the work is copyrighted, and permission to quote should be requested. <br /><br />Still, he could have stated it in a less pedantic way.<br /><br />(PS: I studied with LZ in the early 60's, and I know how concerned he was about money, his work, and copyrights.) Paul does have a point here. He states that LZ was careful about his copyrights and intended his work to live on and supply an income stream, however meager, for his heirs (Celia and Paul). Today's internet bloggers would consider that to be a quaint 19thC concept, especially for poets.

But Paul is right .. the work is copyrighted, and permission to quote should be requested.

Still, he could have stated it in a less pedantic way.

(PS: I studied with LZ in the early 60's, and I know how concerned he was about money, his work, and copyrights.)

]]> By: genevieve http://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/2009/10/wait-till-they-find-out-where-you-took-most-of-your-poetry.html/comment-page-1#comment-1289 genevieve Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:17:52 +0000 http://www.cookylamoo.com/wordpress/?p=968#comment-1289 Son Of Zukofsky is one funny fella all right. Son Of Zukofsky is one funny fella all right.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/2009/10/wait-till-they-find-out-where-you-took-most-of-your-poetry.html/comment-page-1#comment-1288 Matthew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:29:19 +0000 http://www.cookylamoo.com/wordpress/?p=968#comment-1288 Think PZ got permission for that e.e. cummings quotation? © 1931 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, according to my copy. Think PZ got permission for that e.e. cummings quotation? © 1931 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, according to my copy.

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