[New-Poetry] Re: Wm. Logan's Mistakes

David Graham grahamd at ripon.edu
Fri Jul 18 16:02:19 EDT 2008


That may be so, but let's all try to answer the question:  *can* we  
think of a worse title for a book of poems?  One that was actually  
published, that is.

I used to think that James Tate's *The Oblivion Ha-Ha* was among the  
dorkiest titles, but it's sort of grown on me. . . .




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On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:55 PM, TheOldMole wrote:

> For some reason, no one can really make this form work the E. C.  
> Bentley did.
>
> David Graham wrote:
>>
>>     William Logan's mistakes
>>     include /Sullen Weedy Lakes/.
>>     Can anyone think of a worse
>>     title for a book of verse?
>>
>>           --David Lehman/.  //The Best American Poetry./
>>
>>           http://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/ 
>> the_best_american_poetry/
>>
>>
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