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Jan. 30, 2007 The following article is in response to this Thomas Keyes article: Has Thomas Keyes read the poetry of Anne Wilkison? Has Thomas Keyes read Patrick Lane or Michael Ondaatje? I wonder if Thomas has read P.K. Page, Irving Layton, Barbara Cleverly, Peter Mayle, or even Al Purdy? I wonder if he has even read Simone De Beauvoir, Rainer Maria Rilke, or the entirety of Aldous Huxley. I hope Thomas knows the poetry of W.H. Auden. If he doesn’t know these and many, many more, he is not qualified to comment on literature or poetry. I wonder if Thomas Keyes has read all of Huston Smith, Christmas Humphreys, Thomas Keating, and Sogyal Rinpoche? Surely at least he is prepared to debate at length Martin Buber, and nothing else but Martin Buber if called upon. If not, he ain’t (not isn't, is not, but ain't) prepared to mention anything about religion or spirituality. In fact, anything he ever says about art, religion, literature, or anything for that matter is surely not his own opinion. He is merely stating something he heard at some point about these things. Thomas says I would be entitled to my opinion if I had read all the great writers that have lived. Thomas decides whom, who, whoever, whosobewhich, who be (that’s it! - who be) the great writers. Lucky Thomas. Thomas has read The Quiet Don and he read it in Russian. Great. Case closed. Thomas resents someone saying that Dostoyevsky was writing about him. Dostoyevsky was writing about psychology. The characters are an excuse for that. He did not mention Thomas Keyes in Crime and Punishment though, so Thomas objects. Thomas says that Milton came after Shakespeare. Wow Thomas. Thanks for telling me that. I am glad I know that now. From now on, nobody is allowed to share a same or similar idea or vision of someone else unless that person came before. Because, after all, literature, poetry, philosophy, and religion do not cover any universal themes or questions. I would prefer a broader universe. Of course Thomas will claim that two people can’t share the same vision because one person can’t be behind another person’s eyes. Also, that we can’t have a broader universe if we don’t know where the perimeter is in the first place. And what Thomas says goes. He has read Russian. He has read The Quiet Don! Keyes thinks a reference to Rockwell might be to a late Neo Nazi or a Canadian City Councilor. Yes Thomas, in fact I was comparing Charles Dickens to a Neo Nazi and a municipal politician. Give me a break. You should know better. You have read The Quiet Don. In Russian. One sentence puzzled me. “I think that if he has not these and many other authors, it is very presumptuous of him to make remarks like those I quoted above.” What does it mean? Where do I have these authors, and the many more? If he meant to include the word “read,” between the words “not,” and “these,” I might be able to understand. He should make things sound clearer. He has read The Quiet Don. In Russian! * * * End of Column Writer’s Note for Reader and for Thomas Keyes- This is getting tiring. I miss my regular writing. But I am ready for round three if need be! It reminds me of a play fight when someone hits a bit too hard for the other’s liking, and next thing you know it has turned serious. I worry. Ah well. Thomas is obviously bright and I do enjoy his writings. Now I am off to learn Russian. Da da Canada, niet niet Soviet! That is an old hockey fan saying. If I got the spelling wrong, I am sure Thomas will correct it. ------------ Email Brian Michael Barbeito: Brian1750@Hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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