“…Observe a land of stated permanence.”

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1. Jonathan Webb says

   March 22, 2011 at 2:54 pm

   I don’t get it, but it’s lovely. Thanks JOB.

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   • JOB says

     March 23, 2011 at 6:02 am

     Thus, as I’ve been saying, the cycle is an aesthetic failure. But there’s a challenge to it – kind of like when someone says, “Only five words!” and you come up with, well what do you know, ONLY FIVE WORDS.

     Heh heh.

     JOB

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2. Cubeland Mystic says

   March 22, 2011 at 3:59 pm

   JOB

   Let me give you a hint. Potter’s clever. Some would say “crafty”. Let’s borrow a page from his play book. Print out a copy of your poem. Fold it nicely. Get an envelop and address it to Writer’s Almanac. Before putting the poem in, slip a ten dollar bill into the folds, then seal it and mail it in.

   I think you’ll get results.

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   • JOB says

     March 23, 2011 at 6:04 am

     How much would it cost me if I wanted Jon Stewart to read it live on his show, do you think?

     JOB

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   • Jonathan Potter says

     March 24, 2011 at 8:29 am

     My entree into Keillor’s consciousness was that I violated his person one time while he wandered the audience with a wireless mic. Thus when I sent him HoW, I enclosed a note reminding him of that and apologizing, which perhaps caused him to pause a moment over the book.

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3. Jonathan Potter says

   March 24, 2011 at 8:25 am

   I don’t completely get it, either, but I get enough of the JOBish wordplay and music to enjoy it. “Yews choose to eulogize” rolls so lozenge-like upon the tongue ….

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