Chris Emery put an enormous amount into this list, long before I ever
joined, and there are several of his posts which, to this day, reverberate
in my mind. I heartily echo the wishes for his best and echo the welcome to
Randolph Healy.
As for Lind, what's his first name?
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Candice Ward" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: Lind on the Bard
> If Lind subscribes to Poetryetc, he'll be just that: a subscriber. This
> means he'll be held to the same standards of civility that must prevail on
> an unmoderated discussion list such as ours for everyone from lurker to
> conversation-monopolizer, for the occasional announcement poster as for
the
> polemicist.
>
> As far as list projects and publication go, these are the domain of
> Poetryetc's editorial board and publisher (Salt), although project
proposals
> are certainly welcome from listees. So, thanks for the offer to edit this
> thread for publication, Kent, but that won't be necessary, and, while a
very
> good discussion is certainly under way, I don't see anything in it
> project-wise myself. Nor do I see what Michael Lind could contribute to a
> poetry list or discussion of metrics in particular, since he seems so
> unfamiliar with the field. But he's welcome to subscribe to the list if he
> subscribes to its tenets and observes its few policies.
>
> This seems like a good moment to mention that Chris Emery has had to step
> down from the board for reasons to do with job and family demands, and I'm
> sure that longtime Poetryetceteras will share Alison's and my own regret
at
> seeing Chris go and will want to join us in wishing him all the best. On
the
> upside, we're very pleased that Randolph Healy has accepted our invitation
> to join the board. So, fare-thee-well, Chris, and many thanks from all of
us
> for everything you've contributed to Poetryetc from its beginnings--and
> welcome, er, aboard, Randolph!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Candice
>
>
>
> on 7/9/01 12:55 PM, kent johnson at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > In an age where Jorie Graham and Allen Ginsberg are considered great
poets,
> > says Lind, it's no surprise that Shakespeare is so grossly overrated...
(see
> > article below)
> >
> > Anyway, I've got the man's email. He is impressively prolific (books of
> > history, sociology, novels, and poetry) and is on editorial boards of
New
> > Yorker, New Republic, and Harper's, and a regular on T.V. talking-head
> > shows. And the fellow's 33 or 34 years old. He is quoted in an article
as
> > identifying himself as a "polemicist" and saying that since there is
only "a
> > right position and a wrong one" that the art of polemics "is to write
your
> > opponents off the page."
> >
> > OK, get ready if he says yes...
> >
> > http://www.newamerica.net/articles/Lind/ml-NewLeader-7-12-99.htm
>
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