Yes, and (mutatis mutandis for countless magazine submissions) you wish
they'd read SOME book; ANY book; the magazine they're submitting to would be
a start...
P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of andrew burke
> Sent: 02 August 2007 00:04
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: PS Re: influential books
>
> Yes, Joanna, I'm with you on that one! I've judged a million
> competitions over the years, and have learnt a lot about how NOT to
> write >g<
>
> Andrew
>
> On 01/08/07, Joanna Boulter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > What about that other category, of people one has been
reverse-influenced
> > by? I mean the people one has to read for one reason or another, but
learns
> > from by deciding not to write like that.
> >
> > Many of them aren't particularly famous (and just as well), but you can
> > think Jeez, I wouldn't be seen dead putting my name to *that*, and go on
to
> > work out why not.
> >
> > joanna
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Cudmore" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 5:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: PS Re: influential books
> >
> >
> > > And then there are the folks one wishes had influenced people you'd
rather
> > > not have been influenced by...
> > >
> > > P
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Another category: folks one wishes one had been influenced by.
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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