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Book Snob Pinnacle
By divine providence I reached the snob book pinnacle today just in time to post about it. I just received, today, my new Oxford Thesaurus of English (one volume) Limited Edition. It matches my Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Two Volumes) set. I ordered the same limited edition number for the thesaurus as the dictionary set, so I get extra Rich Nebiolo anal nit points. The added bonus is that I have and will use these wonderful reference books.
I have easily surpass Natedogg and even John Cole in the book snob club. And there is no way Andy Fox has these volumes in his library. So I ace him also. -Zeno: Ultimate Book Snob P.S. - All volumes are bound in Nigerian Goatskin. |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
Hrm, I'll bet my poetry library is longer than yours--and none of it that limp stuff, either, which forlorny passes for poetry amongst pseudo-highbrows.
Of course, I might be on the wrong side of this bet, as I recall you have the same Dickinson book--and perhaps the same Buson book too (The Path of Flowering Thorn? Well, anyway, measure it and get back to me. |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
M,
Same Dickinson book, yes. The other poety stuff was from a library book I had checked out. I had not heard of Buson until then. I don't know if I measure up and am unwilling to unpack old boxes of books, so I'm willing to call a draw in overall 'snobbery' and concide the poetry 'measure it and get back to me' thing. I am rather limp in the poetry department anyway. -Zeno |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
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and concide [sic] the poetry 'measure it and get back to me' thing. [/ QUOTE ] This is the high point of the thread. scrub |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
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[ QUOTE ] and concide [sic] the poetry 'measure it and get back to me' thing. [/ QUOTE ] This is the high point of the thread. scrub [/ QUOTE ] That is pretty f-ing funny. |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
Hi Zeno:
Perhaps this will be of interest: From the Preface to The Path of Flowering Thorn: the Life and Poetry of Yosa Buson: "Yosa Buson is a towering figure in the history of haiku. In the minds of most Japanese his only rival is Matsuo Basho, the very "father of haiku", who almost singlehandedly elevated the 5-7-5 verse to a mature and poetic form. In Buson's own thought, Basho was less a rival to compete with than a teacher to learn from, although there is evidence Buson did worry that the influence might be too strong." My first encounter with Buson was in high school, when I was immersed in the library, reading for pleasure, as was often my wont. Perusing the pages of Sun Buddhas, Moon Buddhas: A Zen Quest, I stumbled on the following verse: I know not from what temple the wind brings the voice of the bell. -Buson |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
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"Yosa Buson is a towering figure in the history of haiku. [/ QUOTE ] New high point in the thread? "This is roughly the equivalent to being the greatest ballerina in all of Galveston." - Charles Emerson Winchester III |
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M,
If you can drag your ass down to Lincoln, RI, next Tuesday, poet Edward Hirsch will be reading on campus at noontime. He's one of the best in the US, and has written a couple very good general books on poetry, including How To Read a Poem. |
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Re: Book Snob Pinnacle
Why the hell would anyone want to make a reference book a limited edition? That does seem hilariously snobby.
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