Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeI'm done searching for it, George.
Fortunately, your "colleague" covered your ass and found a copy of the
Collected Poems you didn't, so (barring my checking what they found)
they can say that the search is complete; neither of you could find a
copy of the [line or title] in Creeley's Collected Poems. Which doesn't
mean that the poem doesn't exist; only that there's no second-hand
evidence that
it exists.
1) the alleged similarity between the two poems (which, based solely on
the opening line of Creeley's poem that you apparently "quoted" from
your "trustworthy source's" memory), and
2) the probability of NancyGene's having been aware of, and had access
to.
Yes, Mr. Dance has stated that the source gave him the second line, but
he (Dance) did not write it down. That implies that the first line,
title and author were given to him orally. So, Mr. Dance check with his
source, and the source immediately (or so) remembered a line from Robert
Creeley's poem that isn't in any of his books?
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)As for (1) (the alleged similarity of the *lines*), we have the claim
from your colleague NastyGoon that one of the lines was changed only a
bit from the other (when they thought their line was written first). We
We speculated that the writer changed the line "a bit," not "only a
bit." There is a difference in scale between those two descriptions.
We know that our line was written first because it is not the same as
the phantom line.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)can go on to discuss (2) after we've seen whether the lines I quoted
were written by Robert Creeley, or were made up by me (or perhaps by my
wife or daughter). But of course that will all be speculative, if it
happens.
Why are you telling me what you think NancyGene said via an out of
context paraphrase?
Because what we actually wrote doesn't fit in with Mr. Dance's excuses
for why he accused us of plagiarizing a poem that does not seem to
exist?
Post by HarryLimeI told you that AFAICS your plagiarism charge hinges on two points --
neither of which you have established.
Ad per item 1) there is a superficial similarity between the two lines
(4 duplicate words, to be exact).
Also, what other words can a literate person use for newspapers that are
on top of each other? Stack and pile are about it.
Post by HarryLimeThe similes in each compare different
things to piled up newspapers. "Things are really piling up on me," is
a very common phrase, and one that has countless variations. It's not
unusual for commonly used expressions to turn up in different people's
poetry.
The ghostly line supposedly from Robert Creeley is not memorable enough
for a person to commit it to memory, at least without the rest of the
poem to support it. Which, of course, does not come up in any search of
Creeley's poems.
Post by HarryLimeIn my poem, "Faded," I mention "A piled century of caking paint." In
"Where the Wild Fern Grows," I say "Shall be dry as the centuries of
dust/Piled high o'er your head."
In that context, you could have used "layer" or "layered," but
newspapers are not in layers. Cakes are, though.
Post by HarryLimeAnd I'm sure that I can find at least a half dozen more. And, guess
what?
I don't recall ever having read a Creeley poem until you made your
recent accusation.
We had not either. Obviously, our writing is, and never will be,
influenced by his.
Post by HarryLimeIt's incredibly easy to randomly pluck any line from a poem, then search
the internet to find that a mildly similar line has been written by
someone else.
Or to feed a line into AI and ask it to write a similar line. Hmmm.
Post by HarryLimeAnd that's really what is happening here.
I praised a line of poetry by NancyGene. You were jealous of my praise,
and asked a "trusted source" (which could, for all I know refer to
Google or Bing) if they knew any lines that sounded similar to it.
Or to ask Google or Bing to write one, because someone was jealous of
the praise given to more talented writers.
Post by HarryLimeThey came up with one that vaguely matched, so you've been crying
"Plagiarist!" ever since.
Mr. Dance might want to watch his language in the future, lest he have
to eat his words.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeEven if the poem does miraculously turn up in your copy of the book, I
fully doubt that it will meet either of the criteria of items 1) and 2).
We speculate that Mr. Dance will say that the poem appears in a rare
edition, not the commonplace ones that we have.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Since we're discussing one line, rather than a complete poem, there's no
reason to wait for the poem to deal with that. As for how NG could have
got access to it, any theories about that will not be answered by
anything in the book.
Wrong. The book will not provide any answers. It may or may not
contain the poem in question. But unless you're purchasing a used copy
with NancyGene's signature on the inside cover, you have no evidence
(not even circumstantial evidence) that NancyGene had ever read the
poem.
We had never read anything by Creeley and don't intend to in the future.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)\the next step (which I've already begun, though it will take time to
complete) is to get some first-had evidence; to look at the book I was
told it appeared in, and see if the poem is there.
That seems like a long way to go to prove a point/win an argument --
especially when the chances of the poem's existence are slim, and those
of its actually having been plagiarized, virtually nonexistent.
But as I've noted in the past, you'll do anything to win an argument
(and still end up losing it).
Very similar to what Pickles used to do, with elaborate explanations for
why his lies did not stand up to any scrutiny.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Being accused of forgery (even one line) is a far more serious matter
than being accused of plagiarism. That's what I'm most interested in. As
a notorious last-worder, you'll never admit that you lost an "argument"
no matter what, so I'm not interested in that at all.
"Last Man Standing" is your Donkey's game, not mine.
When I'm wrong, I always admit it. I have conceded several points to
PJR and others in the past.
And no. Forgery is not more serious than plagiarism.
We would also say that what Mr. Dance's "source" did was literary fraud.
Post by HarryLimeHad you forged the "Days pile up" line, what's the worst that you've
done? You've wasted your, my, and NancyGene's time arguing over a troll
post.
The Regents of the University of California own the copyright for a
significant portion of Creeley's writings. They could sue Mr. Dance's
source for forgery, literary forgery and fraud.
Post by HarryLimeOTOH, a writer who is shown to plagiarize the work of others could end
up having their work boycotted. Who wants to publish a poem if it's
going to turn out to have been stolen? Not only do you look like a fool
for not having Googled for it, but you could end up getting sued.
We recall some writers and reporters losing their publishers and
newspaper jobs because of plagiarism. It is a serious charge.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeEither post the entire poem (or at least the first four lines) here, or
provide a link.
Once I've completed that first-hand examination, I'll give my results.
If the poem is there, or not, I'll post to that effect. I certainly
won't be posting a copyrighted poem in its entirety; you should know me
better than that.
If you're attempting to show that plagiarism occurred, I'm afraid you'll
have to. At very least, you should make a copy available to NancyGene
or me via email.
As I said, my interest at this point in dealing with your accusations of
forgery. Buying you two copies of the book has nothing to do with that.
Besides, (1) I don't have either of your addresses anyway, and (2) it's
a print copy which of course I can't "email" to you.
We (and Michael) have already seen pdfs of the books of Robert Creeley.
We are surprised that George Dance didn't ask us to send him print
copies of the book so that he could look for the poem.
Post by HarryLimeAnd as I've said, I had given you the benefit of the doubt until after
you had repeatedly refused to reveal where the supposed Creeley poem
could be found.
Mr. Dance has to protect his sources like a newspaper reporter?
Post by HarryLimeEven after you've finally come clean, admitted that you have never read
(nor previously heard of) the poem, and that you're waiting on the
receipt of a book you purchased before making your big reveal... your
refusal to simply tell us where we can find the poem remains suspicious.
Highly suspicious and needlessly obtuse.
Post by HarryLimeHowever, since you have said that you were at least going to reveal the
title of book the poem is in (once you've received your copy and checked
for the poem in it), I am once more giving you the benefit of the doubt.
We think you are being too generous to Mr. Dance, but we have access to
all of Mr. Creeley's books, so once Mr. Dance makes the big reveal, we
will be able to check out his claim (if he has one).
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeThe most likely outcome (assuming that such a poem exists) is that there
is some, superficial similarity between the opening line of each
(although they are describing very different things).
According to the indices of the books, the first line starting with
"The" doesn't even match the newspapers line that Mr. Dance and his
source claim was written by Creeley.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)HarryLiar, we've all seen the opening lines we're discussing. You
claimed they're completely different, while your NastyGoon colleague
claimed that one is changed only a bit from the other. I agree with your
colleague.
We never said "only a bit." "A bit" is not measurable. The
lost-and-found line of the "source" is not what we wrote, and has a
different meaning.
Post by HarryLimeLet NancyGene speak for herself, George. I only see two lines that
contain different variations on a common expression (which also appears
in poetry by your Donkey and myself).
Newspapers stack or pile. However, our poem was inspired by
decluttering our (large) house. We came upon saved Christmas and
birthday cards, newspapers that were saved of "historic" occasions, and
more which just to look at brought back memories, and many of those
memories were unhappy.
However, to speak on newspapers: We subscribe to the print edition of a
"major metropolitan newspaper" and also the county newspaper, which
subscriptions cost us about $600 a year for 7-day-a-week home delivery.
We would not waste the money by not reading them. Once they are read,
they are put in a bag for recycling. We do not wish to revisit stories
of mass killings or disasters, and to look at the bag does bring up
those thoughts of human trauma.
Post by HarryLimeWhat I find praiseworthy in NancyGene's line is not the application of a
common expression to piled up newspapers, but the concept of piled up
newspapers as a symbol for the oppression of memory.
And that is true. How many times does a person want to be reminded of
bad things that have happened to him? Memory can be debilitating.
There are some people who can remember everything in their lives
(hyperthymesia), but most people are spared that "gift."
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeYour Donkey has
reposted on of his own poems that has seconds piling up on the floor.
"like newspapers"?
Post by HarryLimeDid your Donkey plagiarize Creeley's poem as well?
I wouldn't say so. But don't give NastyGoon any ideas. They're the part
of the team that goes around calling other people on the group
plagiarists (while you're the one who goes around calling other people
on the group pedophiles).
Earth to George! Pickles claimed that he deflowered two 14-year old
girls, that he supported incest, that he attended NAMBLA meetings, and
that he treated NAMBLA members to dinner.
He also went to dinner with Elie Wiesel and Michael Crichton, a
professor gave Pickles a copy of his unpublished manuscript, and his
imaginary daughter was licensed to practice law in every state in the
U.S. and all the countries of the world. Pickles went to the Dylan
Symposium but just sat in the parking lot, not going in.
Post by HarryLimeSo, yes. I called him a pedophile and continue to maintain that he was.
When you claimed that NAMBLA had done the most for LGBT rights, and
supported their "right" to hold and express their beliefs, I called you
a child rapist by association. And I maintain that anyone who argues to
have "Legal Age" laws abolished is criminally responsible for any
children who are raped (with or without consent) as a result.
When you recanted your NAMBLA statement, I removed your
predator-by-proxy status.
As to "Jordy," when a homosexual man insists on being called by his
nephew's name (out of admiration for him), he is openly displaying his
feelings of sexual attraction to his nephew -- to such an extent that
they border on obsession. So, yes, I honestly believe that Jordy is
also a pedophile.
And, finally, based on Chuck Lysaght's "poem" which read something out
of "Penthouse Letter," depicting sex between a presumed adult with a
minor he's supposed to be babysitting, makes me suspect that he was a
pedophile as well.
I can't help it if you hang around (virtually) with a bunch of pedos.
Post by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeHe might not have mentioned newspapers, but the subject of his sentence
is an increment of time (as is Creeley's), whereas that of NancyGene's
is memories.
Damn straight!
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)No, Harry Liar. The subject of both Creeley's poem his sentence was
"Days" while the subject of NastyGoon's was some days ("Yesterdays").
Both lines were similes comparing some days with newspapers. Reread
Will's line; it doesn't mention days and doesn't compare them with
anything.
"Yesterdays" in our poem is a concept.
Post by HarryLimeAgain, Creeley's "Days" appears from that line to signify increments of
time; whereas NancyGene's "Yesterdays" is a metaphor for "memories."
Absolutely.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeOtherwise, I'm just going to conclude that you've made
the whole thing up.
HarryLiar, you've *already* concluded that. Since I know I did not
"ma[k]e the whole thing up (see below), I prefer to examine the only
relevant evidence first-hand before leaping to any conclusions.
Actually, George, you did make up at least a part of your initial
statement. The opening line of your initial post in this thread
I thought I recognized it, which is why I turned to my source (which
wasn't my wife or daughter, BTW).
Another "gotcha" moment!
Post by HarryLimeA common characteristic of great literary lines is that they strike the
reader as something they've heard before... something they've always
known to be true.
Something they can relate to, to think about, to return to.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLime"The opening line is very good. It's almost as good as the opening line
of Robert Creeleys poem, "The Days Pile Up":"
It turns out that you were only posturing.
No, Lying Michael. It "turns out" that I don't currently have a copy of
the book, which is a completely different thing.
I'm only trying to piece together the tiny bits of supposed truth that
you grudgingly decide to reveal.
You now seem to be implying that you once owned a copy of Creeley's
poem. That's the first I've heard of it (assuming that this even counts
as having heard of it).
Why don't you just come clean and tell us the whole story?
That would be a good idea, instead of entangling himself in more
explanations for why he "recognized" a line in a poem that doesn't seem
to exist but still insists that we somehow borrowed without attribution.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeYou've also accused NancyGene of having plagiarized it *before* having
even received (much less examined) the relevant evidence first-hand.
Post by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeA document search for "newspaper" turned up 2 results -- neither of
which is even remotely similar to the line George Dance quoted.
Since "collected" usually implies "as complete as possible," it is safe
to conclude that George Dance modified a line of NancyGene's poetry in
order to falsely accuse her of plagiarism.
So you're "concluding" the same thing your online friend was "assuming"
yesterday. My, my, who'd have expected that?
If I wanted to accuse someone of plagiarism, I would provide proof.
Yet you and your NastyGoon "colleague" had no trouble accusing me of
forgery (a far worse accusation) on as little proof. So I have to say
that I don't believe you.
IIRC the first plagiarism charge leveled against you occurred long
before either NancyGene or I became a part of the group.
I see you're trying to change the subject again. If you want, I can open
a discussion of this new one on a different thread. Let me know.
The last thing I want is another thread by you.
You claimed that NancyGene and I have accused you of plagiarism in the
past. You didn't say *what* we claimed you'd plagiarized. Since you're
not coming forward with this information, as well, I told you the only
such incidences that I remember, and asked you if you were referring to
one of those.
There was the Pink Floyd song that Mr. Dance chopped up and presented as
his own poem, afterward claiming that he credited Pink Floyd on
Facebook!
Post by HarryLimeSo cut the crap and just answer the question: What specific accusation/s
are your referring to?
Post by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeI have a vague impression that you may have posted some other poem
without attribution as well, after NancyGene and I had joined. I could
be mistaken on that count, and willingly admit as much.
Pink Floyd's "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" - The George Dance link
is:
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.arts.poetry.comments/c/bzA1DrZGoSg/m/ldR4EOgMAgAJ
Note that George Dance presented the poem as his own and had even
published it!
Our uncovering of the theft is at:
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.arts.poetry.comments/c/23_1oXVwuvg/m/Ebsf7PBjAAAJ
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)I remember NastyGoon and you accusing me of plagiarism for posting a
cento, and giving the source information on the thread in another post
rather than on the poem itself. I also remember NastyGoon accusing a lot
of other people of plagiarism - as I say, that was their schtick.
And we provided enough proof to make our case.
Post by HarryLimeThank you.
It's good to have some vague idea of what you're talking about. If you
remember the name of that cento, it would be much easier for me to
search for it, in order to refresh my memory regarding it.
"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" - Pure theft.
Post by HarryLimeFrom what *you've* written (above), it sounds like it was similar to the
Cohen incident... and, therefore, most likely the second example that I
claimed to have a very vague recollection of.
IOW: I'd guessed correctly, only to be accused of attempting to change
the subject and to be threatened with your opening another thread.
George Dance is sensitive when caught in his own web.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeAre either of these incidents what you are referring to?
something and tried to pass it off as Robert Creeley's work.
Someone did.
Post by HarryLimeDon't bother. As previously noted, since you have promised to reveal
the source of this supposed poem (regardless of whether it appears in
your forthcoming copy), I have decided to once more grant you the
benefit of the doubt.
We don't.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeSince you repeatedly refuse to do so, I can only conclude that no such
proof exists.
As I've just noted: since you failed to find the line [and title of the]
poem I cited, you
(and your Nasty "colleague") have concluded that I forged it.
No, George. I came to that conclusion based on 10 years of having
interacted with you here.
We don't have that long of an exposure to George Dance's postings, but
Mr. Dance paraphrases what other people write such that it changes the
meaning, has selective memory, argues to the side of a point, and uses
silly nicknames for people he doesn't like.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)You concluded that I forged it based on 10 years of seeing me forging
poems? Oh, do please give me one example.
That is not what I said, George. I said that based on my past (and
current) exchanges with you, I believe that you are capable of doing
*anything* to win an argument ("forgery") included.
And when he is wrong, he attacks the person who is right.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeAt best, you have admitted that you only know about the poem from
hearsay
I did not, Lying Michael.
, yet have quoted it from someone else's memory,
Nor did I say that I quoted it from another person's memory, Lying
Michael.
Just what did you say, George?
George Dance said that his source told him (by some method) the first
line, title, and book in which a poem by Robert Creeley was published.
The source told George Dance the second line, but George Dance did not
write that down. We assume that George Dance wrote down the first line,
the title, and the author of the poem, along with the book. We conclude
that George Dance was given this information orally, as otherwise it
would already be available in print (if in an email or a site on-line).
Post by HarryLimeNancyGene and I have been prying out your proverbial teeth to obtain
what little information you've revealed.
George Dance is feeling the heat in Canada.
Post by HarryLimeLike I said: if you just tell the truth about what happened, we wouldn't
have to try to weave the little shreds of material you've given us
together in an attempt to figure out what you're (not) talking about.
It would have saved what little "face" George Dance has.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeand accused
NancyGene of having copied it.
Nor did I accuse NastyGoon of having "copied" it (since it was not
copied, but changed), Lying Michael.
A copy needn't be exact, George.
If we were going to paraphrase our line, we would have changed the words
that were changed in the "Creeley" version.
Post by HarryLimePost by George J. (George J. Dance)That's three lies in a row from you, Lying Michael, all of them attempts
by you to change the meaning of something I did tell you.
Again, all of them attempts to make sense out of what little you did
tell us.
Post by George J. (George J. Dance)Isn't that
what you were pre-emptively accusing me of doing in this thread just
today? Why, yes, it is. So go ahead and accuse me of playing "IKYABWAI"
again.
I don't know what you're talking about, George? You are saying that
I've pre-emptively accused you of telling three lies in a row? WTF does
that even mean?
Post by George J. (George J. Dance)Post by HarryLimeDo you really think that's any better than if you had actually forged
it?
I think the worst thing one can accuse another writer of s forgery. So
you go on milking that charge; you still have over a week till the book
arrives.
Again, I am once more giving you the benefit of the doubt -- contingent
upon your revealing the source once your mysterious book arrives.
We assume that George Dance will examine, word by word, page by page,
every inch of the tome to make the momentous discovery of a new Robert
Creeley poem!
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