WHY BACH SAYS NOTHING
Sir-As I wondered what opinion Mr. Bach would have about two poems which recently appeared in your journal, I sent him a copy. His reply is enclosed: bigs those who do not sing, Sir, f But, as they term it "bing," Sir, Suppose that when they fleer at me and I have nought to say, That I cannot reply, Sir, They’re wong, I can. But 1, Sir, Am not a man who flogs an ass because it likes to bray. P Sagi! me state furthermore, Sir, That noises I ignore, Sir, Are such as these: a puppy's yap, a cat’s yowl in the dark. And, finally, as "nit,’’ Sir, Is best described the wit, Sir, That tries to make a butt of me. Yours, John- Sebastian Bach.
JOSEPH C.
McEVOY
(Dunedin).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 255, 12 May 1944, Page 7
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135WHY BACH SAYS NOTHING New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 255, 12 May 1944, Page 7
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