Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Pity the Nation.

Metta

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Sat Apr-16-11 10:23 PM
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti - Pity the Nation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKCblAJtzgE&feature=related :toast:

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me b zola

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Sat Apr-16-11 10:31 PM
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1. Hmmm, companion piece to ee cummings "pity this busy monster man unkind"?

I tried to find a reading of it on youtube, but all versions were very noisy and you can't hear the words :(

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Metta

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Sat Apr-16-11 10:58 PM
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2. That's a good one.

I found a grainy track on youtube and read along with lyrics I found on poemhunter.

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pity-this-busy-monster-manunkind/

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me b zola

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Sat Apr-16-11 11:47 PM
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3. I love ee

...and that poem. So many more that thrill me

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