Dear Kate, I know nothing about Frost's interest in Eastern thought. Could you please enlighten me? Thanks. Hsiu-ling Lin ----- Original Message ----- From: Kate Cone <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: Re: quick question > Linda: > > I'm not a Pound expert, but am on the digest doing research on E.E. > Cummings. > > But the quote: > > In the Tao Te Ching there is a quote, "As you contemplate, so are you > contemplated." > > Just rang a bell. > > I'm very interested in how the modern poets (if that's the right term) were > interested in Eastern thought. I see it in Frost, Cummings, Emerson, Thoreau > (now I'm meandering backwards in time . . .) but in my American Studies > program here in Maine my prof's think I'm crazy and flat out deny any such > influence. Sigh!! > > Kate Cone > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Cahir" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:57 PM > Subject: quick question > > > An Ezra Pound quote--or some piece of it--which I love keeps rattling in my > head. Does anyone know the source and the correct wording of: > > What you look hard at has a way of looking back hard at you. > > Thank you so much for taking the time to read, and, perhaps even to respond > to this query. I appreciate it. >