Workshop Statements of Faith: The Anecdote of the Ape
James Tate
Teaching the Ape to Write Poems
They didn’t have much trouble
teaching the ape to write poems:
first they strapped him into the chair,
then tied the pencil around his hand
(the paper had already been nailed down).
Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder
and whispered into his ear:
“You look like a god sitting there.
Why don't you try writing something?”
Teaching the Ape to Write Poems
They didn’t have much trouble
teaching the ape to write poems:
first they strapped him into the chair,
then tied the pencil around his hand
(the paper had already been nailed down).
Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder
and whispered into his ear:
“You look like a god sitting there.
Why don't you try writing something?”
posted by John Gallaher @ 6:23 AM
8 comments
8 Comments:
"You Look Like a God Sitting There" is a title in my second manuscript project...
Tate makes me cranky.
Isn't that a chimp--rather than an ape--in your illustration?
--Eli
Eli,
As well, the monkey is typing, rather than writing with a pen, but it's such a fun picture I felt I just had to use it.
So now you are saying it is a "monkey," rather than a "chimp" or an "ape"?
Really, John. You must define your terms. The pelicans are circling, the furniture music has reached its highest pitch. What if all the hominids came home one night, at the same time, and you couldn't tell them apart? What would you do then?
--Eli
Order more pizza?
JG
Dude, chimps are apes.
Stephen, you are missing the point. These are writing workshops we are talking about,
not interstellar dust.
--Eli
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