Probably more like the Sensidyne of consciousness. Cheers, Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Manister To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:52 AM Subject: Re: Stream of Consciousness Peter wrote: "Somewhere Eliot said that he found his poetic inspiration to come by something like squeezing toothpaste out of a tube." The Crest of consciousness? Diana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: cr mittal <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "T. S. Eliot Discussion forum." <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Stream of Consciousness Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:21:11 -0800 It would be an interesting subject to study in how many ways poetry came to Eliot. The poet threw in hints here and there. What went into its preparation is, of course, another matter. Cheers! ~ CR Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Somewhere Eliot said that he found his poetic inspiration to come by something like squeezing toothpaste out of a tube. P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Montgomery To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:28 AM Subject: Re: Stream of Consciousness The splash of consciousness P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Manister To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:18 PM Subject: Re: Stream of Consciousness The Niagara Falls of consciousness. Hmmm. Sounds like a fainting fit! The rapids of consciousness? Diana -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "T. S. Eliot Discussion forum." <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Stream of Consciousness Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:56:43 -0800 Then there's Niagara Falls. ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Manister To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:01 AM Subject: Stream of Consciousness Why must it be a stream? A river is wider and deeper. The "sea of consciousness" has obvious parallels with the mind, being a continuum of dark depths to illuminated surface, but the ocean as a metaphor lacks the obvious directionality of a stream -- more Bergson's "duration" than a forward-moving flow of time. Perhaps "the English Channel of consciousness" is apt? Diana< ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rickard A. Parker" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "T. S. Eliot Discussion forum." <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: OT: Re: The Three Voices of Poetry Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:52:22 -0500 Ken Armstrong wrote: > > Wouldn't the "Post-stream of consciousness" be a pool of some sort, > perhaps the cesspool of p-modernism, etc. Oh, that damned stream of consciousness! Regards, Rick Parker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near historic lows: $150,000 loan as low as $579/mo. Intro-*Terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSN Shopping has everything on your holiday list. Get expert picks by style, age, and price. Try it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.12/544 - Release Date: 11/21/2006 4:59 PM