hello lebris
by Lightning Rod
Posted to Utterances on 2003-08-22 12:57:00
Parent message is 504916
is it ok to use pop references?
talk to Tom Wolfe
I try not to do so much stuff that is purely topical
like “ripped from today’s headlines” sort of topics
unless I understand the short shelf-life of the piece
such as a commentary column.
for poetry and more serious prose I try to find the universals rather than the popular, but sometimes the pop implies the universal.
Long ago I stopped using girls names in my poems or songs
too pop
welcome to litkicks
pop suggests the ephemeral or non-lasting
hope you ain’t pop