On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, brian bransom griffiths wrote:
> But this is indeed one of my grouses: how can we be certain
> that information fed us on the List is accurate?
- you can't, on this or any other list. But, if you know a piece of
list-fed information to be untrue, you can correct it.
> Are the terms 'avant-garde, concrete poetry, post-modern poetry,
> sound poetry' the ideal description for Douglas Oliver, Alice Notley,
> Tony Lopez and Stepehn Rodefer? If so why not include mention of
> readings by poets like Brian Catling, cris cheek, and Aaron Williamson
- these readings have also been mentioned on this list. The terms seem ok
to me as applied to this broader group.
> Wonder why Simon Smith feels he has some innate right
> 'to convinve the aforementioned organisers' about who should read at
> the Voice Box?
- can't really answer for Simon, though I didn't read it as his claiming
an "innate right". I was just happy to have him (and others) down there
making the case in whatever way they can. Is that too unspeakably genteel?
> The question of why certain poets are chosen for certain venues and
> others are ignored is indeed a proper question, in my opinion, to be
> asked.
- having some experience of readings organising, and some experience of
not-being-asked-to-some-venues, I've reached the following working
decision (effective until revoked):
1. god bless most reading organisers for the conditions they work under,
and the lack of thanks they get for it, and grant them the courage to try
to be open in the face of the whinging and carping which are their general
lot.
2. to the ones who never ask me, I probably wouldn't accept a gig in your
lousy shack anyway.
I think that's balanced and reasonable, don't you?
But I've exceeded my postcard.
RC
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