tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975068782640761502.post302069279679092076..comments2024-01-03T08:48:10.334+08:00Comments on LOL Literatures in Other Languages: One or four poems?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899050113520098038noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975068782640761502.post-66403366813002789922009-10-13T06:10:53.487+08:002009-10-13T06:10:53.487+08:00Mixing the four languages in the same poem would b...Mixing the four languages in the same poem would be a tricky business. I did illustrate the dynamics of this process in a comment I made on your March 19, 2009 entry (Cassar on Guido Monte)where I blended poetic lines using the English, Spanish, Ilocano, and Filipino. I found the blending intriguing, but the resulting single "poem" sounded more amusing than I thought it would not be. It lacked the clarity and integrity that a good poem should have. Backtrack, and look at that comment again. <br /><br />But maybe I should give it the old college try. Why not?ALBERT B. CASUGAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403297362821170299noreply@blogger.com