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Phanny, v. 3, issue 4, Spring 1945

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like to see a little more care in the execution of the work. The subject deserves it. Altogether, I liked the issue.
OUTLANDI. -- I feel cheated; I got No. 6475 in the first limited edition of 175; I think my high standing as a poo-pooer of unorthododox poetry should have entitled me to one of the first 5,989 of this first limited edition of 175 copies of this [crossed out] oustanding outlanding work. -- Ah; the superb understanding which pours forth from every line of FTL's scruptious appreciation. 'Tis inscrutable, no less. -- I think Forry succeeded fairly well in the task he set for himself, as outlined in "APres' Mot." I do [underlined] not think the verses are generally comparable in quality to the work of the fans to whom the respective verses are dedicated, but the are often close enough. And I agree with Forrie that certain types are ridiculously easy to do, but even in such cases, the changing of a single word may change mere doggeral into poetry. Quite a bit of "Outlandi" [underlined] is just doggerel. And I think it funny. But of course, I wasn't lampooned. I'm fairly certain "Doc" will find the thing funny, in one way or another. There is nothing here even distantly comparable with Chauvenet's, "Doc'", Gray's or Ebey's verse, for example--I mention those because I have certain of their verses handy. But all and all, Forry [underlined] has made a small point, and he is kinda funny.
FEN. -- There is plently of discussable material here, and it is interesting, too; but most of it has already been discussed by yours truly, and well as many others. That doesn't mean it isn't interesting; it is, and I enjoyed it. And Kepner did a good job of selecting material from letters so that each answered arguments in some of the others. More of the same would be welcome. I prefer Speer's and McNutt's suggestions of means for achieving social and economic balance; I have no patience with processes which demand great faith and little thinking on the part of the populace (as sudden revolution would necessarily do in this country right now, and as itobviously did in Russia.) I will admit that in Russian affairs, with conditions of the people what they were, violence was probablyt he only way to initiate change. But in this country change is continuous ; even ultimate goals are subject to rapid change; and faith is not so good a basis for support of changing goals. The war part of the revolution against old modes of living and of old standards? I think not. The war was [underlined] started by the forces of reaction, not by the forces of progress. I prefer to think of the war as the reactionary world's adoption of the old adage, "The best defense is a strong offense."

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14 PHANNY 14 like to see a little more care in the execution of the work. The subject deserves it. Altogether, I liked the issue. OUTLANDI. -- I feel cheated; I got No. 6475 in the first limited edition of 175; I think my high standing as a poo-pooer of unorthododox poetry should have entitled me to one of the first 5,989 of this first limited edition of 175 copies of this [crossed out] oustanding outlanding work. -- Ah; the superb understanding which pours forth from every line of FTL's scruptious appreciation. 'Tis inscrutable, no less. -- I think Forry succeeded fairly well in the task he set for himself, as outlined in "APres' Mot." I do [underlined] not think the verses are generally comparable in quality to the work of the fans to whom the respective verses are dedicated, but the are often close enough. And I agree with Forrie that certain types are ridiculously easy to do, but even in such cases, the changing of a single word may change mere doggeral into poetry. Quite a bit of "Outlandi" [underlined] is just doggerel. And I think it funny. But of course, I wasn't lampooned. I'm fairly certain "Doc" will find the thing funny, in one way or another. There is nothing here even distantly comparable with Chauvenet's, "Doc'", Gray's or Ebey's verse, for example--I mention those because I have certain of their verses handy. But all and all, Forry [underlined] has made a small point, and he is kinda funny. FEN. -- There is plently of discussable material here, and it is interesting, too; but most of it has already been discussed by yours truly, and well as many others. That doesn't mean it isn't interesting; it is, and I enjoyed it. And Kepner did a good job of selecting material from letters so that each answered arguments in some of the others. More of the same would be welcome. I prefer Speer's and McNutt's suggestions of means for achieving social and economic balance; I have no patience with processes which demand great faith and little thinking on the part of the populace (as sudden revolution would necessarily do in this country right now, and as itobviously did in Russia.) I will admit that in Russian affairs, with conditions of the people what they were, violence was probablyt he only way to initiate change. But in this country change is continuous ; even ultimate goals are subject to rapid change; and faith is not so good a basis for support of changing goals. The war part of the revolution against old modes of living and of old standards? I think not. The war was [underlined] started by the forces of reaction, not by the forces of progress. I prefer to think of the war as the reactionary world's adoption of the old adage, "The best defense is a strong offense."