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Re: A sorry state
Curragh makes a similar point to mine, only better and more concisely, and provokes a longer, more confused reply from jsgilm. One that attempts to refute the charge of jingoistic irrelevance with a fresh dose of, er, jingoistic irrelevance. According to which, literary recognition is but ''a sort of phantom strength'', a poor surrogate for ...
Posted to Culturebox by Nordolf on October 9, 2008
Literature about Music
Rosenbaum writes of ''Amelia'': ''The song could serve as the soundtrack for the novel, or the novel as recommended reading post-'Amelia.' (Indeed, what about a series of essays that pairs great novels with a playlist of kindred songs?)'' I'm happy to announce that something very much like this is currently in the works. Time's Arrow Press ...
Posted to The Spectator by allenmichie on December 14, 2007
E-mailing Poetry With Another Copywriter
E-mailing Poetry With Another CopywriterAfter years of writing wordsFor those I've rarely met,Of shouting songs at wallsShelved high with books,Eva's words take spaceAmong my half-formed thoughts,Tossed like seeds on frozen dirt.I'll reply verse for verse:Proustian memories silencedFrom my own discarded past,Now verse shrinks life to image.What ...
Posted to Poems by elisabeth on October 1, 2007