Well-said. It's hard to imagine (on Ron's part) a more complete
misunderstanding of your anthology.
I had my own argument with some of the the selections--a few it seemed to
me notable omissions, and a few I wouldn't have let in (there'd have been
fewer Language poets, for one). But that would be true of any anthology
worth having. Anthologies are statements, and as such their function is in
part to invite hopefully creative disagreement. My objections were
overwhelmed by sheer gratitude for the wealth of discoveries contained in
this one and the repositioning--the internationalization--of the world in
which I write.
Mark
At 05:41 PM 5/29/2005, you wrote:
>On Nomadics blog
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>http://pjoris.blogspot.com/
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>a response by Jerome Rothenberg & Pierre Joris to
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>Silliman's take on Millenium 2
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