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Chinese Whispers
Chinese Whispers
Author: John Ashbery
You turn to your neighbour and cup your hand and say into his ear what you've heard. He does the same to a girl on his right. With each repetition the message gets a little further from the original intention. But as the intention recedes, the whispered phrases approach what they intend themselves. A poem, for instance, may start as a poet's sta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781857546187
ISBN-10: 1857546180
Publication Date: 10/31/2002
Pages: 106
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Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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