I don't know. Did you ever buy a book of poetry on the basis of a blurb?
I rent Blockbuster videos that way. With poetry, I just keep buying
the same books over and over again. Now I'm off to Borders to get
some G. M. Hopkins.
Happy Holidays,
Mairead
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:03:39 -0000, Hampson R <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Doesn't this form of endorsement supply some clue to the potential reader
> about the kind of poetry to expect?
>
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Fallon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday 18 December 2004 2:06 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Book blurbs
>
> Poetry Blurbs:
>
> On the back of a poetry book, we will most often read blurbs
> by other poets praising the poetry in general terms. This is
> the work of a mutual admiration society and should, I feel,
> be beneath the "higher" intellect and integrity of poets.
>
> I would like to see blurbs which objectively state something
> about the poetry inside the book as well as something from the
> author about the poems or his/her direction, specifically/generally.
> The reader would have a true idea of what was actually in the book.
>
> What do you you think? Is this asking too much?
>
> Tom
>
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