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From: will.dockery@gmail.com (W.Dockery)
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Subject: Re: The Return of Michael Monkey
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:59:09 +0000
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Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:28:40 +0000, George J. Dance wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 7:40:51 +0000, Will Dockery wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:00:16 +0000, George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> from
>>> https://www.novabbs.com/arts/article-flat.php?id=253903&group=alt.arts.poetry.comments#253903
>>>
>>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:22:04 +0000, Michael Monkey aka "HarryLime"
>>> wrote:
>
>>>> MMP: My literary journal was created to highlight the best examples of
>>>> poetry from AAPC's various members.  The best poetry by Member G does
>>>> not necessarily measure up to the best poetry of Member J.
>>>>
>>>> As Mr. Dance has so ably demonstrated above, his own poem left no traces
>>>> on my memory.
>>>
>>> MMP's memory lapses are something I'm sure we're all familiar with by
>>> now. But let us remember what else I just ably demonstrated: that back
>>> in 2021 (when he was still hoping to recruit me as an ally) he
>>> considered Possibilities one of "the best examples of poetry" on AAPC.
>>
>> This deserves an underscore as an example of Michael Pendragon's biased
>> behavior.
>
> Indeed. I'm not sure if you remeber that statement of his that I called
> a statement of his editorial philosophy:
>
> <quote>
> "You divide everyone into two categories: potential allies and potential
> adversaries. You slurp the writings of your potential allies and attack
> those of your potential adversaries."
>
> "When [someone] Jim is seen as a potential ally, you request his poetry.
> When he
> is seen as an adversary, you assign a childish name to him and claim he
> can't write." </q>
>
> source text:
> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.arts.poetry.comments/c/hDYKsC5l5Ew/m/IR5NzWPJBQAJ?hl=en
>
>> That also fully describes his critical philosophy. No more need be said,
>> but it can't be said often enough.
>
>> snip
>
> lie so much

You, Pendragon?

We know.

🙂