[New-Poetry] hate

[Halvard Johnson]

Except for his actually reading aloud, that's really great. I'm a big fan of
silent readings.

Hal

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

Halvard Johnson
================
halvard at gmail.com
http://sites.google.com/site/halvardjohnson/Home
http://entropyandme.blogspot.com
http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com
http://www.hamiltonstone.org





On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Skip Fox <skip at louisiana.edu> wrote:

>  With respect,
>
>
>
> I was at a poetry reading in which the first open-mike reader never got a
> word out of his mouth but stood looking at his page for maybe 3-5 seconds
> before he passed out, falling (thunk!) to the ground. We got him some water
> and sat him at a table. He was very pale. And he sat there, nursing the
> water/ After the last open-mike reader, he got up and read his poem.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu [mailto:
> new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu] *On Behalf Of *jforjames at aol.com
> *Sent:* Monday, June 08, 2009 1:14 PM
> *To:* new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [New-Poetry] hate
>
>
>
> My hit list is full of potshots, not meant to harm. My faith in poetry is
> absolute. Some of its trappings I have my doubts about.
>
> Here's another classic or class act: Guy signs up for an open mike. Reads
> his poem and leaves before others get their turn.
>
> Slam poets who think shouting is a poetic technique. Slam poets preaching
> to the cafe choir.
>
> Funny quote. That's the spirit.
> Finnegan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skip Fox <skip at louisiana.edu>
> Sent: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 1:43 pm
> Subject: RE: [New-Poetry] hate
>
> I think I hate many of the same things (and many more!) as well and nearly
> as long as anyone on the list. But the deep human delight and opening in
> both writing and reading (especially in this time when there are so many
> fine poets), so far out-weighs whatever bothers us, I feel, they are but
> peeves, Andy Rooney material, fun to list and torque, a place for agreement
> and fun, but over-serious attention can make them, if not toxic, a
> pollutants.  (Just a cautionary.)
>
>
>
> “Trying win a prize for poetry, is like entering your mother in a wet
> tee-shirt contest.”
>
>                                                                   --Richard
> LaPauvre
>
> .
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> New-Poetry mailing list
>
> *New-Poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu* <New-Poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>
>
> *http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/new-poetry* <http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/new-poetry>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585043x1201462775/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62>
> *
>
> _______________________________________________
> New-Poetry mailing list
> New-Poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
> http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/new-poetry
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/pipermail/new-poetry/attachments/20090608/4058cd63/attachment.html