tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post113391786207337505..comments2023-03-25T22:45:17.274-04:00Comments on The Red Hibiscus: Gravity at workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post-1134357784917789442005-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:002005-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:00anonymous, I interpret your comment as placing mor...anonymous, I interpret your comment as placing more value on sentimentality when it comes to poetry. Personal love poems from a husband to wife just don't fall into a category that interests me. Poetry dot com is not where I choose to pursue the pleasure or education of poetry. Anyway, if you're interpreting my post as a personal affront to the secretary then you've totally missed my point.<BR/><Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387011571975673624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post-1134352174298684902005-12-11T20:49:00.000-05:002005-12-11T20:49:00.000-05:00To be honest, you do come off as rather elitist an...To be honest, you do come off as rather elitist and intellectually snobbish.<BR/><BR/>I "cherish the word" -- as you put it -- and generally feel at home in an academic environment. However, it's necessary to remember that academy is not for everyone.<BR/><BR/>A secretary whose late husband wrote her poems? It seems kind of mean-spirited to diminish this, no matter how terrible and amateur Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com