I sort of agree with Robin, sort of with Joe. The purpose of the
anthology was to be a "Poetryetc," anthology, with the name "Poetryetc."
on the cover, and its raison d'etre being the Poetc. list. So if you've
decided you hate Poetc. and everything it stands for, you wouldn't want
to publish the anthology,
On the other hand, this is not "Joe Duemer's Poetryetc." By publishing
an anthology of poets here, one is not endorsing Joe Duemer. And
certainly, one is not endorsing every backchannel note ever sent by a
poetc. listmember, like that note I sent Robin Hamilton asking for the
loan of a couple of.... well, never mind.
Robin Hamilton wrote:
>> Robin, are you trying to be opaque? Is there some gnomic lingo I'm not
>> getting here?
>
> I doubt it.
>
> If a physical copy of a poetryetc anthology is to be produced, someone
> has to print it.
>
> And take responsibility for it, with all that entails.
>
>> I really, repeatedly, cannot understand what the hell your
>> point is. Roger is free to publish or not publish whatever he wants, but
>> your previous post imputed some official connection between the list
>> & the
>> book. None exists.
>
> Jeezus wept, if there's no connection between the book and the list,
> then just what the hell *is happening?
>
>> I was in fact dubious about the project from the start,
>
> D'uh!
>
>> but people are free agents & can do what they want. Is their some
>> conspiracy
>> theory floating around out there that "Poetryetc" had "editorial
>> control"
>> over the anthology? Nothing could be further from the truth. Forgive the
>> exasperated tone, it's been a long day.
>
> This is both fatuous and disingenous.
>
> Either a poetryetc anthology matters or it doesn't.
>
> As far as I can make out from what you're saying, you're dissociating
> yourself from the entire project.
>
> I have my reservations, but you, forgive me, seem to me to be washing
> your hands of the entire project.
>
> Robin
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Tad Richards
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http://opusforty.blogspot.com/
The moral is this: in American verse,
The better you are, the pay is worse.
--Corey Ford
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