[New-Poetry] hate

Halvard Johnson halvard at gmail.com
Mon Jun 8 12:06:33 EDT 2009


Good rule of thumb, Bob. Stay away from anything I'd touch with
a ten-foot cliche.

Ever hear of the guy who'd only buy an LP if it also sounded good
at 78rpm?

Hal

"Most of our problems proceed from our inability to sit quietly in a small
room."
                      --Pascal

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On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Bob Grumman <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net>wrote:

>  Gee, after skimming Hal's post, I realize I had James's list all wrong.
> Basically, I'd keep the entries Hal wants to drop, and drop the ones Hal
> likes.
>
> But don't pay any attention to me, folks--keep praising that great stuff
> that *APR* and *Poetry* and *the New Yorker* publish, and imitating it as
> best you can.
>
> --Bob
>
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