[New-Poetry] most frightening American poet ever

[Anny Ballardini]

Oh well, we all know Tad that you spend your winters in exotic places with
young Hollywood stars, yes,
what does "Unlike most poets..." mean?

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 4:49 PM, TheOldMole <Opus40-01 at opus40.org> wrote:

> "Unlike most poets, he’s rich, has known a number of famous and semifamous
> people, and has spent a fair amount of time whizzing around on expensive
> Italian motorcycles while obsessing over breasts and violence."
>
> What does he mean, unlike most poets?
>
> jforjames at aol.com wrote:
>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Orr-t.html?em
>>
>> Calvin Bedient admiringly describes him as “the most frightening American
>> poet ever,” which is a bit like calling someone “history’s most bloodthirsty
>> clockmaker.” What is it about Seidel that bothers and excites everyone so
>> much?
>>
>> The simplest answer is that he’s an exhilarating and unsettling writer who
>> is very good at saying things that can seem rather bad. When a Seidel poem
>> begins, “The most beautiful power in the world has buttocks,” it’s hard to
>> know whether to applaud or shake your head. But that’s not the entire story.
>>
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