Another interesting (to me, at least) quotation, from Thomas Mallon, in THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR. Discussing the differences between writing poetry and prose, he performs a self-analysis: "My prose nature betrays itself when I hear music (I have difficulty attending to anything but melody) and when I walk (I set a fast, even pace...)" Does regarding melody as the most important element in music (and I plead guilty here) make one prosaic rather than poetic? Dorothy Smith