2.08.2008

straining to entertain

The poet thought that by being a clown the work would somehow show itself better. If the people laughed, if they bought books, if they went home happy, that was enough.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

God knows I've clowned around enough trying to teach this and that. But poetry deserves better.

Alexander Dickow said...

Quote by Charles Mingus?
Anyhow, don't you mean enterstraining?
Amicalement,
Alex