Comments on: The Origin of the Exclamation Mark https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/ Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Albert B. Casuga https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18576 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:02:02 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18576 A perfect ideograph, this further limns the “experience” of an exclamation point. The images as well as its image on the page (an ideographic aspiration appreciated on a sensory-impresionistic level) is itself the objectified experience, or the poem. e.e.cummings used this device successfully in “1 (a”.

]]> By: Clive Hicks-Jenkins https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18575 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:02:46 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18575 Very tasty!!!

]]> By: JMartin https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18574 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:53:10 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18574 balancing on a
full gut

perhaps also might work. Great fun, especially “a severed finger/packed in ice” and the wonderful gas flare.

]]> By: Robbi Nester https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18573 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:28:09 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18573 Love this.

]]> By: Luisa A. Igloria https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18572 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:04:17 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18572 I love “gas flare on/ an oil field/ at night.” Somehow it made me think of lit-up long dashes.

]]> By: Dave Bonta https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18571 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:42:54 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18571 I was wondering how this might appear on mobile devices — I don’t have a good handle on which preserve formatting and which don’t. It seems you and Larry are of opposite minds about the closing image, which is of no help to me whatsoever. :) But thanks to both of you for commenting.

]]> By: mareymercy https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18570 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:39:49 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18570 Read this originally on my cell phone so it took me awhile to see the shape. :) I like the sound of the unicycle and the look of the full belly. Go figure.

]]> By: Larry Ayers https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18569 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:04:45 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18569 “Unicycle” would work, but “full belly” scans better. Loved your imagery!

]]> By: Dave Bonta https://www.vianegativa.us/2011/09/exclamation-mark/#comment-18568 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:12:54 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=13664#comment-18568 “Full belly”? How about “unicycle,” instead?

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