Oh, well, I too remain unconvinced, Barry. And I have never really
understood the hold Bloom has on so many (but one does have to choose
how much one can fit in, & I never fit much of his work in).
I had never heard of that selection of Christmas poetry, & am kinda
sorry I have now... <g>
Well, if you do go, let us know what happens....
Doug
On 14-Apr-07, at 1:21 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Otherwise, I should say that I've seen her previously in person and
> have
> read some of her writing. I remain utterly unconvinced. The only way
> to
> stomach a reading of Christmas poetry selected by her and Harold Bloom
> (which I attended to experience those two directly) was to camp on it.
> Since there was another occasion in Wash DC during which I witnessed
> Harold
> Bloom challenged from the audience (he sputtered and eventually
> refused to
> continue), I can imagine Helen Vendler having a similar experience.
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