tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post113622593179154540..comments2013-09-11T09:17:54.432+00:00Comments on misunderstood second wife: BoundariesMessalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136557229965995912006-01-06T14:20:00.000+00:002006-01-06T14:20:00.000+00:00Is 'intended not 2b' kult?Thanks for the links - w...Is 'intended not 2b' kult?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links - will check them out :o)Messalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136549533488595622006-01-06T12:12:00.000+00:002006-01-06T12:12:00.000+00:00It seems that this is a small part of the wider de...It seems that this is a small part of the wider debate of 'what art is for' and 'what constitutes art.'<BR/><BR/>Two intersting articles have come to light on OU boards, one is a review of <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2102-1626588,00.html" REL="nofollow">Carey's book</A> which has caused a stink, and the other is <A HREF="http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/pages/content/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136502452362205892006-01-05T23:07:00.000+00:002006-01-05T23:07:00.000+00:00Well, I've read through the article and find mysel...Well, I've read through the article and find myself thinking 'what the hell those poems are on about' and in the immortal words of a PFFA mod, "try to have your writing make sense"<BR/><BR/>I also remember what a friend used to tell me about how pushing poetry into new places works: you wait years for the rest of the world to catch up to that poetry - somtimes waiting is all you ever do. <BR/><BRAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136496392250809182006-01-05T21:26:00.000+00:002006-01-05T21:26:00.000+00:00Thanks for that Rob - interesting discussion that ...Thanks for that Rob - interesting discussion that has confirmed the great yawning gap in my poetic knowledge ;o)<BR/><BR/>One comment did have me a little confused - Steve said: "It is only the juxtaposition and placement of words that creates the illusion of meaning." Hmm, yup, I think he's on to something there...<BR/><BR/>I saw that you'd mentioned this site on PFFA the other day - thank you Messalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136486765407274432006-01-05T18:46:00.000+00:002006-01-05T18:46:00.000+00:00Over at QED, they are discussing this very article...Over at QED, they are discussing this very article and post-avant work in general, possibly with rather more balanced viewpoints than mine.<BR/><BR/>The link is at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.qedpoetry.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7857Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136457249970086772006-01-05T10:34:00.000+00:002006-01-05T10:34:00.000+00:00And I guess the skill lies in being able to tell t...And I guess the skill lies in being able to tell the difference! Of course, the more one reads, studies, critiques and writes poetry, the more confident one can be about one's judgements (except for paranoia moments, of course). My frustration is that although I love the learning process, I'm also impatient to get to the other side.<BR/><BR/>John Ashberry is on my long list of poets to explore Messalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102157.post-1136416486519495302006-01-04T23:14:00.000+00:002006-01-04T23:14:00.000+00:00I feel that poets who write according to literary ...I feel that poets who write according to literary theory are destined to be forgotten once the theory loses its hipness. Theory is useful for analysing poems, sometimes for reading them. It can help a reader to approach a poem from a new perspective.<BR/><BR/>But for writing poems? I don't think so. The poets discussed in the article are writing according to certain postmodern literary theories Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.com