tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225335162150091875.post2728672242961096888..comments2023-08-21T09:43:31.707-06:00Comments on Name This Place: Rudie Can't FailJustin Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225335162150091875.post-42493726718593522842011-09-18T23:01:13.716-06:002011-09-18T23:01:13.716-06:00Of course. I have mixed feelings towards "poe...Of course. I have mixed feelings towards "poetry as career" but I don't want you to feel like an outsider or that there is no possibility that you have a say or that you will never find your place in the world of poetry. I believe the poetry world to be inclusive, and that if we as individuals keep speaking up, someone will hear.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225335162150091875.post-47982729110148587002011-09-18T17:11:44.769-06:002011-09-18T17:11:44.769-06:00Jeannine:
Thanks for stopping by and I do see wha...Jeannine:<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and I do see what you mean,and I do respect you for stepping into that role. However, I see Ron Silliman having an impact because of his 30+ books. His exposure has benefited greatly because of his blog, but his 40 years experience speaks more now because he is one of the true geniuses of the poetry community. What is said about us after we have been at it for that long is yet to be seen, and I just really think that Ron proves the point. He was concerned with poetry, and I am certain he sees that as his chief concern. As I go about trying to figure out what it is I want, I find it less and less important that I approach poetry from an attempt to find my place in the poetry community and more important that I focus on simply finding me. <br /><br />And to that end, I think poetry would be advanced more if we rejected the model of a career and made our way into the world of poetry in a more organic manner. I hope that makes some sense.Justin Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225335162150091875.post-26294198357012229782011-09-18T16:11:15.329-06:002011-09-18T16:11:15.329-06:00You know, I don't think what you've said i...You know, I don't think what you've said is true. I started writing book reviews, for instance, before my MFA (after a mentor at a writing conference basically I had a responsibility to be part of the conversation, as a female critic, to get in there and fight to have a voice in the world of poetry.) Book reviewing gives you a say in the world of poetry. Maybe a ton of people don't read book reviews, but you can bet the poet you review, their mother and their publisher will be infinitely grateful.<br />I was also thinking about Ron Silliman. He had great influence on the poetry world, and not because he was a professor - as a blogger, of all things. And not because of his degrees of his book prizes, but because he had something interesting - and controversial - to say. Jim Behrle gets a say in the poetry world too, because he makes funny cartoons. There are a lot of ways to have influence in the poetry world, I think.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.com