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>Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 10:38:25 -0400 >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Organization: Clarkson University >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-NECCK (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >Subject: Re: stand anthology >From: Joseph Duemer <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >X-Unsub: To leave, send text 'leave poetryetc' to [log in to unmask] >Sender: [log in to unmask] > >Rukeyser may have been eclipsed for a while by the lingering effects of New >Critical & anti-Communist doctrines, but she maintains a pretty high profile in >the US these days, with new editions of the _Collected Poems_ and _The Life of >Poetry_ from Paris Press. > >Both Dom & Alison have used the word "argument" to characterize this thread--am >I missing something? This series of posts has neither sense of the word, either >"disagreement" nor "structured presentation of an idea." > >jd > >"David E. Latane" wrote: > >> Obviously in the Utopia World Anthology of Committed Individuals, Rukeyser >> would be included. It might even be a fun game to compile such, taking >> Silkin's title. >> >> In the anthology Silkin put together from Stand contributors (that's right >> isn't it?) in 1973 and published with Gollancz, she wasn't there. >> It's a rare book and must have had a small press run. >> >> Interestingly enough, Rukeyser and Silkin have a lot in common. Both born >> in their respective metropolises to upwardly mobile Jewish families, both >> strongly left in politics, etc. Rukeyser was less rebellious though, doing >> the Vassar thing. And I wouldn't say she was ever erased. >> >> David Latane >> >> On Sun, 7 May 2000, A.J. Croggon wrote: >> >> > In this kind of argument, I can't but think of Muriel Rukeyser, surely the >> > epitome of a committed poet. Was she in this anthology? In her case, her >> > sex was not helped by her communism, and her reputation underwent a big >> > decline after she was targeted by McCarthy. Was she more readily erased >> > because she was a woman? >> > >> > > >====================== >Joseph Duemer >School of Liberal Arts, box 5750 >Clarkson University >Potsdam NY 13699 >315.268.3967 >[log in to unmask] >http://web.northnet.org/duemer >http://www.grammarbitch.com/ppp/index.html >====================== > >Through the loop >of the rusted padlock >a blade of green > > . . . > >In the bed >of a rusted war truck >the farmer begins his rice > >[John Brandi, from Stone Garland, 1999] > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%