Excuse the length of my last post: the result of having some unresolved and
some contradictory responses to the whole internet+poetry phenomenon, and a
fair few grouses. As a relative latecomer to this zone, that conflict is
probably natural, but there are many people here who will have thought
harder and for much longer about the issue, so I'll try to keep it briefer.
Besides, I think Mark's view is better attuned to the current situation
than mine, though quite close in some respects:
"We're on the cusp of change, for sure. The future is probably
digital...Hard to imagine how this will shake out--the amount of unfiltered
information out there will be overwhelming... But for the moment print still
has the edge, I think. As an anthologist I'm usually interested in poets
with substantial bodies of work available, and I'm unlikely to spend a lot
of time looking at their "initial outlets" unless I've already decided
they're significant in whatever way is important for the given anthology."
I wouldn't be surprised if the '"open borders" of internet publishing'
become more and more significant, but still I'm suffering from what I hope
is a premature nostalgia for the book.
Jamie
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From: "Jeffrey Side" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Northern Irish Poets?
"The effect of this is going to mean, increasingly, a reliance on the
recommendation of valued poets, usually those who teach on
creative writing courses."
I fear you may be right, Jamie. In that case, I think we need the "open
borders" of internet publishing even more.
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