Go ahead, but he won the Nobel for drama.

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Go ahead, but he won the Nobel for drama.

Mary Anne — 10/15/2005 4:16:06 AM (archived)

So that would be beside the point.

Besides, the last item on that list of awards is the Wilfred Owen Prize, so the general content of at least that poetry can already be known, even without the modifying explanation accompanying the citation.

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Harold Pinter wins Nobel Prize for literature - Tom Brosz - 10/14/2005 4:30:41 AM
- Never heard of him. (n/t) - Murph the Smurf - 10/18/2005 2:41:48 PM
- The thread that keeps on giving. - et - 10/16/2005 4:22:08 AM
  - Do a little research. - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2005 6:56:32 PM
    - So he's bipartisan! - Mary Anne - 10/16/2005 8:09:36 PM
      - re: So he's bipartisan! - Daniel - 10/17/2005 9:21:17 AM
        
        re: So he's bipartisan! - R.L. - 10/18/2005 8:08:33 AM
        
        No, no and again no... - McFly - 10/17/2005 5:14:32 PM
        
        They tend to the right, and smell bad. Right? I knew it! (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 5:41:34 PM
        
        matters for consideration .. - Daniel - 10/18/2005 4:10:48 AM
        
        Actually, I'm disappointed that this didn't find its way to OT... - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 11:30:33 AM
- Maybe this post will enhance the flame-ability of this thread.... - et - 10/15/2005 4:48:30 PM
  - Nice link. Keep an eye on that guy. He's probably next year's winner. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:29:28 PM
- Why Tom is upset... - R.L. - 10/15/2005 8:49:49 AM
- Hunter has a few comment for you... (Why is this in Flame?) - et - 10/15/2005 4:31:00 AM
  - Yeah, only the Enlightened can see the Emperor's clothes. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 5:59:16 AM
    - Yeah, that Guernica is only a grotesque cartoon....a child could do it! (n/t) - Publius - 10/16/2005 5:09:33 PM
      - I thought of Guernica when I was reading Tom's post, too. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 5:09:46 PM
        
        Odd. Don't recall mentioning Picasso. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 5:53:13 PM
        
        Da point - Tony - 10/17/2005 8:28:50 PM
        
        Great artist. Anti-war stand. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 6:10:34 PM
    - This is why it's on Flame. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 1:10:37 PM
      - Tom has a wider range than given credit for........ - Publius - 10/18/2005 2:40:54 AM
      - re: This is why it's on Flame. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:57:13 PM
        
        The simple idea. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 9:36:55 PM
      - Huh? - DL - 10/15/2005 6:25:02 PM
      - re: why it's on Flame. - Fox - 10/15/2005 4:20:07 PM
- Deservedly, imho - McFly - 10/14/2005 5:31:48 PM
- re: Harold Pinter wins Nobel Prize for literature - R.L. - 10/14/2005 3:47:07 PM
  - Website - Tom Brosz - 10/14/2005 9:22:59 PM
    - Other awards, or, sometimes it's not about the United States. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 12:58:28 AM
      - Please don't get him started on Ionesco and Beckett - alcaray - 10/15/2005 4:45:51 PM
        
        Sort of like... - Laurie Street - 10/16/2005 8:29:54 PM
        
        exactly (n/t) - alcaray - 10/17/2005 3:43:05 PM
      - You want me to start putting some of his poetry here? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 1:50:26 AM
        
        Go ahead, but he won the Nobel for drama. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 4:16:06 AM
        
        Owen Award - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 6:19:44 AM
        
        From one century to another - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 1:16:26 PM
        
        sorry .. nice try - Daniel - 10/15/2005 4:23:00 PM
        
        It's art. It can be drivel to you. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 7:32:54 PM
        
        "yes, but is it art?" - Daniel - 10/16/2005 3:43:09 AM
        
        And now, the critique of the Barbie series... - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2005 7:03:33 PM
        
        Um, it's a plastic doll. Do they really expect it to wince in pain? - Lee - 10/17/2005 1:08:32 AM
        
        Nooooo... - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 1:51:16 AM
        
        Hey, you're pretty good at that "critic" stuff. - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:31:46 AM
        
        Eating disorders and body image - Mary Anne - 10/17/2005 11:21:38 AM
        
        re: Eating disorders and body image - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 4:25:21 PM
        
        Chalk my remark up to satire. - Lee - 10/17/2005 6:17:32 AM
        
        How they do it: - Mary Anne - 10/16/2005 9:50:13 PM
        
        Oh, P.S. Some good observations. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:38:08 AM
        
        re: How they do it: - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2005 7:36:50 AM
        
        Taken In by Poetry - alcaray - 10/15/2005 6:37:53 PM
        
        Culture - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 6:30:29 PM
        
        Yes, there were two other contenders. - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 7:35:20 PM
        
        re: Yes, there were two other contenders. - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2005 7:59:04 PM
        
        Oh, I don't think you object to foreign writers! - Mary Anne - 10/15/2005 9:48:11 PM
        
        That's powetry>It doesn't even rhyme (n/t) - Sam F. - 10/15/2005 9:04:12 AM
        
        D'oh, it does, some of it. But will a prize come of it? (n/t) - Sam F. - 10/15/2005 9:06:11 AM
- Absolutely fantastic playwright. - Bowser - 10/14/2005 7:15:10 AM

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