> George Dance wrote:

>> On Mar 16, 8:10 am, "Dennis M. Hammes" arvig.net> wrote:

>>>George Dance wrote:

>>>>On Mar 15, 3:22 am, "Dennis M. Hammes" arvig.net> wrote:

>>>>>George Dance wrote:

>>>>>>On Mar 14, 3:21 am, "Dennis M. Hammes" arvig.net> wrote:

>>>>>>>George Dance wrote:

>

>>>>>>>My, and, I believe, OB's, interpretation of cliche have not a dam'
>>>>>>>thing to do with Kierkegaard, TV, or any other version of the Today Show.
>>>>>>>The accusation is that the images, phrases, and concepts,
>>>>>>>including esp. the Abyss of War, were cliche /in Teasdale's own day/,
>>>>>>>and that she put them, and their "relations," as no more than cliche
>>>>>>>in the piece.

>

>>>>>>There is no 'Abyss of War' mentioned, in either Teasdale's poem or in
>>>>>>my own comments; that's simply more /a priori/ 'interpretation. War
>>>>>>is horrible; but at least when one feels horror, one feels and cares
>>>>>>about something. Confronting the Abyss involves realizing that ...