Hi dear Jill,
I understand what you mean, which is often the attitude of women in general,
exception made for some very tough ones - and I do have some extremely
negative experience myself - re.: completely selfish women dedicated only to
the cause of their careers and more than willing to "... tear my guts out of
me" without any second thoughts.
It seems that Jim Behrle wrote to the President of Kent Johnson's college,
which is not too nice after all. The question is very delicate. And usually
there is much more behind than what people can read, but of which the person
involved is aware.
Mine was an open support for Kent Johnson. I cannot go beyond this, nor in
words or with comments.
Take care
Anny Ballardini
From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:33 AM
> Anny,
>
> This is interesting in many ways including the fact that it is the poet
> responding to the negative review. I know most of us would have had
> negative
> reviews at some stage or another - it would be a bit suss if we didn't -
> but
> I've always held, as have others I've spoken to, that one remains mum when
> it
> comes to this. Have times changed, I wonder? I can certainly think of a
> few
> things I could have said to past reviewers. My tongue was once bitten red
> raw
> but I held it and now the time is long past.
>
> Best,
> Jill
>
>
>> Subject: Lyric Poetry [review and response]
>>
>> There is a response by Kent Johnson to a very negative review of his
>> recently released Lyric Poetry after Auschwitz: Eleven Submissions to
>> the War.
>>
>> The response is here:
>>
>> http://hotelpoint.blogspot.com/
>>
>> There is a link to the original review at the top.
>>
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