Like Kakki, I draw most of my gossip from Joni herself! And sometimes my
motivation for even mentioning the "gossip" is to counteract some
implausible speculation with Joni's own words.
> very revealing. I'm enough of a nerd that I've read a ton of the articles
> in the JMDL database - they are always entertaining and
> insightful reading.
Do all new listers know of the tremendous resources available on jmdl.com?
Not to take anything away from the official site, but the article database
is among the best - no, THE best -- of any "fan" site I've ever seen. It's
also easily searchable, so great kernels of information can be retrieved
with a click.
> it was always a standard part of the curriculum to discuss the personal
> inspirations, life and motivations of all the great writers, poets and
> artists we studied.
Kakki's lucky; I came of academic age under the "New Criticism" model where
discussion of a writer's personal life was verboten. It was so sterile.
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