tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847538647112844693.post7075084171791839413..comments2023-09-28T13:18:51.860+01:00Comments on the rightness of wayward sentiment: take 2 perspectives: fashionPhoeneciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08358887663281708976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847538647112844693.post-16292323946795494742009-09-29T21:26:44.433+01:002009-09-29T21:26:44.433+01:00Thanks for the link!
I had a quick trawl through ...Thanks for the link!<br /><br />I had a quick trawl through some more blogs and sort of came to the conclusion (not on any significant evidence, mind) that the people who got excited about this issue and wrote about it did so because of the flarf/conceptual poetry and that these same people also seem to be less excited (and frankly, slightly more judgemental) about the more traditional pieces in Poetry.<br /><br />Surely the coolest thing about this particular issue is that it has BOTH flarf and more traditional poems. Not that I think Hoagland's contributions are incredible pieces of writing, but the sentiment, particularly as it's expressed in the last few lines of Galleria, is quite striking.<br /><br />Having said that, after flicking through the issue again, I was struck by just how boring and disappointing most of the material is - flarf and all. Either way, definitely not one of their best...Phoeneciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358887663281708976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847538647112844693.post-36929547265179160752009-09-29T19:24:30.743+01:002009-09-29T19:24:30.743+01:00No doubt both you and Hoagland's poem are quit...No doubt both you and Hoagland's poem are quite right about the hollowness of the consumerism that American culture inculcates in girls; however, some readers find this poem boring. Here's a link:<br /><br />http://nonprovocativeurl.blogspot.com/2009/06/review-of-poetry-magazine-julyaugust.htmlDelia Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020484032408233158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847538647112844693.post-2525257727373946522009-09-29T18:40:47.956+01:002009-09-29T18:40:47.956+01:00No, and I can't find it anywhere on his blog! ...No, and I can't find it anywhere on his blog! It's either not very well organised or I'm just not able to figure it out. Have you got a link, perchance?<br /><br />I really liked the flarf as well, but will absolutely stand firm in defence of the Galleria poem - I can only speak from the female perspective, but it's a spectacularly perceptive meditation on the hollowness of our 'shopping will save you' culture that is battered into young girls from an early age.Phoeneciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358887663281708976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847538647112844693.post-43541297409413586782009-09-29T14:37:02.069+01:002009-09-29T14:37:02.069+01:00Have you seen the discussions about the July/Augus...Have you seen the discussions about the July/August '09 issue of Poetry at Silliman's Blog? Many commentators there--or at blogs to which Silliman has provided links--find Hoagland's contributions inferior to the flarf.Delia Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020484032408233158noreply@blogger.com