Dear Mr. Finnerty, Thank you for your kind attentions. This is a matter of certain importance to us all... :) Best, jra At 10:02 AM 11/13/98 PST, you wrote: >Messrs. Conte and Ahearn: > >I have posted your inquiries regarding Stevens the boxer/boxee on the Stevens List. I'll >forward any responses I receive. > >Joe Finnerty >--- On Fri, 13 Nov 98 09:56:41 PST [log in to unmask] wrote: >Dear Stevens-Listers: > >I thought you would be interested in a discussion underway on the Ezra Pound list that has > >come to involve Wallace Stevens, the pugilist or victim, as the case may be. If anyone on > >this list has any anecdotes to offer, I'll forward them on to the Pounders for their >"canononical list of Stevens-batterers." > >Joe Finnerty >--- On Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:13:17 -0600 Joe Ahearn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >If I'm not mistaken, Theodore Roethke also popped Wallace Stevens in the >nose. As I recall, Roethke walked through a door, sighted Stevens, mauled >him, was lifted off, then was carried away by the police within a matter of >a few minutes. Those were the days of the really good parties, apparently. >Did anyone else ever belt Stevens? Perhaps this is a chance to draw up the >canonical list of Stevens-batterers.... > > > >At 12:07 PM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote: >>If I recall from reading Carpenter's biography of Pound, ol' Ez took a >>few boxing lessons from Ernie Hemingway. Increasingly irritated by >>Pound's frenetic and presumptuous style, Hem finally popped Ez in the >>head and the lessons ended. >> >>Hemingway also credited with breaking Stevens's nose in an >>alcohol-induced quarrel in Key West. >> >>Guess he didn't care for poets. >> >>Joseph Conte >> >>Attachment Converted: "c:\program files\$network\eudora\attach\vcard9.vcf" >> >Joe Ahearn >---------------------------- >[log in to unmask] > >-----------------End of Original Message----------------- > >------------------------------------- >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Date: 11/13/98 >Time: 9:56:41 AM > >This message was sent by Chameleon >------------------------------------- > > >-----------------End of Original Message----------------- > >------------------------------------- >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Date: 11/13/98 >Time: 10:02:37 AM > >This message was sent by Chameleon >------------------------------------- > > Joe Ahearn ---------------------------- [log in to unmask]