Les Fleurs Des Mots: Le Genre De Place Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Les Fleurs Des Mots: Le Genre De Place

Femmes sont Seine,
Universite,
Paris, Place,
Cathedral,
Avenue et Rue;
Aussi Tour Eiffel.
Hommes sont Centre,
Restaurant,
Musee, Metro et Hotel.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The Gender of Place
Avenue and Street,
University,
Paris, Place,
Cathedral,
The Tower Eiffel as well,
These are female names.
Men are Centre,
Restaurant,
Museum, Metro and Hotel.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Michael Walker 19 October 2016

You are right about the gender of these nouns. Is there something intrinsically male or female about these concepts? Or is it just random? M. Walker.

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Danny Draper 17 August 2012

Great effort to portray this thing that I am hopefully grasping, but feigning understanding by filibustering to conceal failure.

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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