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Martin Bidney - The Be-loving Imaginer Episode 57 - Humor in the Byron Style
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In stanzas 2 to 6 of my memoir in Byronic-style verse I introduce you to the poem by way of the topic “humor.” In the 336 stanzas of this journal I shift moods often, as Lord Byron did when writing about himself in “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.” Then I launch into a sample episode in the mood of comedy. Then, in stanzas 172-183 I’ve chosen an episode to serve that enjoyable purpose. I recalled a book a graduate school friend, Ric Garcia, sent me, “Coal Camp Days: A Boy’s Remembrance,” which contained a wealth of entertaining New Mexico material with folklore sources. I launch into a story about folk protagonist Black Jack Ketchum, which in turn brings to mind my own memories of travel in Turkey…
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