>From: John Tranter <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: A contrary opinion of the worth of Ms Graham's recent poems in
> the LRB
>Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 12:59:44 -0700
>
>Re: "Erminia H. Passannanti" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Jorie Graham: a concrete reply to the "we" / "Self"
>questions
>
>Last issue of "London Review of books" , 5 July 2001, presents a
>wonderfulsequence of poems by Jorie Graham, which offer a concrete answer
>and are indeed astriking application of the considerations that where at
>the core our Poetryect recent discussions and quarrels on the idea of the
>Self in relation to poetry matters and to the "we". Has anyone felt the
>same? I have appreciated these poems a lot. I think this poet as being very
>gifted. Don't you? Is Jorie soemone following Poetryetc? I would like to
>get in touch " a proposito". Erminia
>_______________________________
>
>Well, you asked.
>
>I'm sorry to be a wet blanket, but I thought they were drivel.
>
>John Tranter, Jacket magazine
John Tranter is a big meanie....
....and so am I. And so is Adam Kirsch.
http://www.thenewrepublic.com/031300/kirsch031300.html
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