Dragaera

Below Hypothesis

Mon Nov 10 22:23:37 PST 2003


On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, David Silberstein wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Philip Hart wrote:
>
> >For comparison, check out this recent poem, which has two "stunt"
> >features, but ones which are intended to support the content:
> >http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~philiph/bagel.htm
> >

> I am not sure what stunt features you refer to.  I see that there is
> alliteration and repetition, but perhaps you are referring to
> something more complicated?


A poem about a bagel with more than 50 ingredients is imho a stunt.
Also note the unusual rhyme scheme.



> Even thought I have eaten a filling supper, I find that reading it
> makes me hungry all over again.  Bother.  Memo to self: pick up
> dozen freshly baked bagels.

Have your baker send me a commission.  Perhaps the 13th from the baker's
dozen.