Sylvester:

No, not Orono -- I'm in the American & New England Studies masters program
at USM. I have knock-down, drag-outs with (especially) one prof who, after I
maintained that the character in a Wendell Berry short story became one with
his surroundings in nature, said, "Did you hear the one about the Buddhist
and the hotdog vendor? The Buddhist said, "Make me one with everything."

I'd like to do some type of graduate project on this, but I'm at the end of
my masters, looking at PhD programs. Perhaps my dissertation.

KC


----- Original Message -----
From: "sylvester pollet" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: quick question


> Excuse me, but as a prof here in Maine (well, ok, Lecturer) I totally deny
> that accusation. If you look at some of the publications of the National
> Poetry Foundation (University of Maine), or our website, you'll see plenty
> of material relating to your interests. And don't forget Whitman. You're
on
> the right track, good luck, Sylvester Pollet, Associate Editor NPF.
>
> At 6:25 PM -0500 11/15/02, Kate Cone wrote:
> >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.
>