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Dear Chris, Sorry to hear of all this crap, which I partly read on the Buffalo List and on your texfiles blog. But as you said, I don't think it deserves too much attention, suffice it to say they called you _he_ instead of _she_. Precision requires time and effort, something thouroughly missing nowadays, as _serious study_ (what is it, a new exotic dish? the latest hulla hulla to shake and twist?) anyways, anyhow, as our usual Oscar Wilde said, we can see where the focus is, and very probably not casually, :-) till soon, Anny Ballardini http://annyballardini.blogspot.com http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather admirers. Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:07 AM Subject: Re: Rebecca Seiferle > Thanks so much, Anny. I was feeling I'd gone too far in losing touch > with the list, and should just read for a while to catch up before > venturing a say on anything. But then I saw your response and it > brightened me up a bit. > > Sorry to hear Rebecca is not on the list anymore (didn't realize that > last night when I posted the note below--found out by seeing your post > to Doug today)--and would have liked to have heard from her how the > trip was, but I can email her to ask. I am just glad to hear it > happened! & that it was a fine visit with poetry, translation, and all > kinds of art being shared--wonderful stuff going up on your blog > recently, yes! The kind of travel/meeting/sharing you've done there > has to be a real-ideal, especially in the online world where f-2-f > sharing of ideas seldom happens, or so it is in my experience. > > So grateful for your good words and attention to the Tex-show--which > btw, Y'all: a U.S. conservative academic e-rag, *"The" "American" > Thinker* website seems to think Tex and a couple of other blogs (Josh > Corey, Lisa Jarnot) are a great criminal threat to the nation and the > freedoms of neo-con world-think (this is the result & offshoot of the > Ammiel Alcalay criticism from them and *Campus Watch*--the Alyssa > Lappen article whining about leftie U.S. poets who teach (what a tired > bunch of crap, eh?). Accusations of "Guerrilla" tactics, due to the > letter writing campaign Jarnot called for, and especially for me, > "vitriol" and something about distasteful language--& the editor kept > refering to me as "he." Pronouns! Are! so! ASS!-UMptive, eh? > > Anyways, Sheesh, what a compliment to be accused of carrying the huge > load of corrupting the Republican neo-con purities, eh? :) > > But in the end, I've foiled it again today by posting more "vitriol" > (!) than they are able to handle (apparently): Something about > referring to their views via the expletive, f***ing. So when they > linked to it as an offense, I simply replaced the post they linked to > with an image of a woman breast feeding and text about its benefits, > along with another image of a 1774 handbill from Boston, something > about King George's tea party: Mother's milk, or Tea--offerings to the > NeoCon sensibility. > > Basically, tho, I'm sure they are not worth so much trouble (a few nice > giggles, tho). Very little thunder in their clouds, I think. Mostly > because they don't know how to write an argument to save their behinds. > > Well, I am blithering on this evenin'--must get back to all that > writing that's been keeping me from having fun on lists... > > More soon--missing the congeniality here... > > > > best, > chris murray > > http://texfiles.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anny Ballardini <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:45:21 +0100 > Subject: Re: Rebecca Seiferle > > Thank you Chris, I know you have plenty, at least I have plenty in > simply > reading your very _and always_ interesting Blog! > > Take care, > > Anny Ballardini > http://annyballardini.blogspot.com > http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome > The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather > admirers. > Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:41 AM > Subject: Re: Rebecca Seiferle > > > > Sorry to be dropping in and out here these last few months, everyone. > > Am utterly swamped and limiting online activities. > > > > Anny, this is such wonderful news--so happy to hear it. > > > > Congratulations, Rebecca! > > > > Best, > > Chris Murray > > http://texfiles.blogspot.com > > http://e-po.blogspot.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anny Ballardini <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sent: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:26:58 +0100 > > Subject: Rebecca Seiferle > > > > Rebecca Seiferle is here in Bolzano, Italy, for a poetry reading > and a > > workshop: _Writing with senses_ at the Language Fair second edition: > > http://www.fieralingue.it/2005/ > > > > She had her reading this morning accompanied by the Maestro from > > Malta, flute improvisation, in a fully booked room (80) people. If you > > wish, there is an interesting interview with Rebecca Seiferle here: > > > > http://www.fieralingue.it/corner.php?pa=printpage&pid=970 > > > > or on the fieralingue site directly under the Fair, > > moreover you can read some of her poetry here: > > > http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=28 > > > > or translated into Italian on my blog: > > http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/ > > > > She is the publisher and the editor of: > > http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/seiferle.htm > > > > I feel particularly privileged, my best regards, > > > > Anny Ballardini > > >