[New-Poetry] litmag watch: shampoo

[Michael Snider]

On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Bob Grumman <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net> wrote:
> Chris Lott wrote:
>>
>> The question is, Bob, do you find Blowdryer's poetry interesting? My
>> assessment of the poems in the Shampoo link: pretty freakin' boring.
>
> Didn't find any poems of hers but have already forgotten what the first
> prose piece was about.  The second I tired of after six or seven paragraphs.
>  She seems accurately to catch a contemporary young airhead's psychology and
> diction but what's the point?  Who cares?
>
> --Bob

Just a mild tease from me, Bob -- aside from its quality why isn't her
work poetry? She says it is, and the "prose poem" is a recognized
genre.

As it happens, I agree - it's neither poetry nor interesting.

But since there's been so much talk of penises, what about Wayne
Koestenbaum's contribution here:
http://www.shampoopoetry.com/ShampooThirtyfive/koestenbaum.html


I did kind of like these from Brian Teare (
http://www.shampoopoetry.com/ShampooThirtyfive/teare.html ), but for
the most part I was just awfully glad no trees were pulped for
Shampoo.