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I like the thought of a poet as a fast runner, though ideally it should be a skill demonstrated running from the restaurant. 2009/4/25 Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> > Then that's the same Nathan Whiting I know. Btw, once upon a time back in > the > 70s met him and some others at a reading uptown (Madison Ave. in the 70s or > 80s) and we all headed to a restaurant in or near Chinatown afterwards. > Nathan > thought he could beat up to the restaurant by running, while the rest of us > took > the subway. Nathan won. > > Hal > > "The secret of managing is to keep the guys > who hate you away from the guys who are > undecided." > --Casey Stengel > > Halvard Johnson > ================ > [log in to unmask] > http://sites.google.com/site/halvardjohnson/Home > http://entropyandme.blogspot.com > http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com > http://www.hamiltonstone.org > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 9:10 AM, David Bircumshaw < > [log in to unmask] > > wrote: > > > The Penguin Anthology I had in mind, Andrew, was 'Poetry of the Committed > > Individual', edited by Jon Silkin. It was originally issued by Gollancz > in > > hardback then Penguin in paper covers in 1973.I do have a copy, > > fortunately, > > but I'm afraid the Penguin Modern Poets series is hard to find these > days, > > I > > don't know whether Whiting was in that, but it's not something I'd expect > > to > > find except at a VERY large library. > > The biographical entry for Whiting in the Silkin book goes like this: > > > > "Born 1946. Supplies no biography. Has published 'While Courting the > > Sergeant's Daughter' (1969). " > > > > Hence my curiosity. > > > > best > > > > > > > > 2009/4/25 andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > If memory serves me well, he was featured in one of those Penguin > > > contemporary-poets-three mini anthols of 60s or early 70s. I'll search > my > > > shelves but I think it has long gone. Any decent large library may have > a > > > copy of the entire series. That would be worth looking at! > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > 2009/4/25 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > Yeah, Stephen it's just that I saw these poems of his published in > > > > anthology > > > > (Penguin issued it) over here some years ago, the poems struck me, > and > > > > still > > > > do, and I wondered what became of him. > > > > > > > > 2009/4/24 Stephen Vincent <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > > > I was an early fan (back in the 70's) and reviewer of Nathaniel > > > Whiting's > > > > > work. He has these terrific poems about running throughout New York > > > City > > > > and > > > > > capturing so much with his eyes (while on the run). Practically a > > > > Reznikoff > > > > > on speed! Both poets a strong influence on my writing from walking. > > > > > > > > > > I am curious David as to your own interest in Whiting's work. > Nathan > > (a > > > > > thin, whisp of a guy as I remember him), his work certainly > deserves > > a > > > > > revisit. > > > > > > > > > > Stephen V > > > > > http://stephenvincent.net/blog/ > > > > > Where we are at Day 95 of the The First 100 Days of Obama. > > > > > Ironically enough, I will be at a private dinner with Nancy Pelosi > > > this > > > > > evening, > > > > > no kidding. She is third in line to the Presidency, so I think I > will > > > > wait > > > > > until I get home to make the haptic for the day - I mean, ideally, > it > > > > > should leave me with a buzz off of which to peddle my pens, > > > > > (Yes, of course, I will tell her to push for a special prosecutor > for > > > the > > > > > torture folks) > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > From: Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > Subject: Re: Nathan Whiting (born 1946) > > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 9:13 AM > > > > > > > > > > I know Nathan Whiting, and frankly, he's no Nathan Whiting. > > > > > > > > > > To be serious, I saw both of him last at Rochelle Ratner's > memorial, > > > > > maybe a year ago. He seemed more fit than any of us deserve to be, > > > > > but decidedly not 38 years old. I don't have current contact info. > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > At 11:56 AM 4/24/2009, you wrote: > > > > > >And what makes you think they're not the same? > > > > > > > > > > > >Hal > > > > > > > > > > > >"The secret of managing is to keep the guys > > > > > >who hate you away from the guys who are > > > > > >undecided." > > > > > > --Casey Stengel > > > > > > > > > > > >Halvard Johnson > > > > > >================ > > > > > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > >http://sites.google.com/site/halvardjohnson/Home > > > > > >http://entropyandme.blogspot.com > > > > > >http://imageswithoutwords.blogspot.com > > > > > >http://www.hamiltonstone.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM, David Bircumshaw < > > > > > >[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd be interested in any info about this poet, who is not > > > > > identical with > > > > > > > Nathan Whiting (about 38) the poet-dancer-runner (altho' they > may > > > > > be > > > > > > > related > > > > > > > for all I know) > > > > > > > Some poems of his appear in an anthology 'Poetry of the > Committed > > > > > > > Individual' produced via Stand some years back, and that had no > > > > > more > > > > > > > information than the title of this message. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > David Bircumshaw > > > > > > > "Nothing can be done in the face > > > > > > > of ordinary unhappiness" - PP > > > > > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > > > > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > > > > > > The Animal Subsides > > > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > > > > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > David Bircumshaw > > > > "Nothing can be done in the face > > > > of ordinary unhappiness" - PP > > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > > > The Animal Subsides > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Andrew > > > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > David Bircumshaw > > "Nothing can be done in the face > > of ordinary unhappiness" - PP > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > -- David Bircumshaw "Nothing can be done in the face of ordinary unhappiness" - PP Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk