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I am a big meannie as well. My friend Fred Beake applauds Jorie Graham
cos, to him, her poetry sings. But to me it is a waste of time.



Douglas Clark, Bath, England           mailto: [log in to unmask]
Lynx: Poetry from Bath  ..........  http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, sevanthi ragunathan wrote:

> >From: John Tranter <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> >             poetics <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: A contrary opinion of the worth of Ms Graham's recent poems in
> >          the LRB
> >Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 12:59:44 -0700
> >
> >Re: "Erminia H. Passannanti" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject:      Re: Jorie Graham: a concrete reply to the "we" / "Self"
> >questions
> >
> >Last issue of "London Review of books" , 5 July 2001, presents a
> >wonderfulsequence of poems by Jorie Graham, which offer a concrete answer
> >and are indeed astriking application of the considerations that where at
> >the core our Poetryect recent discussions and quarrels on the idea of the
> >Self in relation to poetry matters and to the "we". Has anyone felt the
> >same? I have appreciated these poems a lot. I think this poet as being very
> >gifted. Don't you? Is Jorie soemone following Poetryetc? I would like to
> >get in touch " a proposito". Erminia
> >_______________________________
> >
> >Well, you asked.
> >
> >I'm sorry to be a wet blanket, but I thought they were drivel.
> >
> >John Tranter, Jacket magazine
>
>
> John Tranter is a big meanie....
>
> ....and so am I.  And so is Adam Kirsch.
>
> http://www.thenewrepublic.com/031300/kirsch031300.html
>
>
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