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Thread #98651 Message #1956187
Posted By: Charley Noble
02-Feb-07 - 09:47 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: the boys i mean are not refined (cummings
Subject: RE: Req: ee cummings-the boys i mean are not refined
Well, that's one I wasn't familar with.
Thanks!
My best guess of "who the boys are" in this poem is that they're a bunch of lads who went to an all male college in the 1960's as I did. What a weird distorted institution we found ourselves in. It's a miracle we were able to reintegrate ourselves back into society.