Current and former Los Angeles poets look back at the previous decade. Terry McCarty 1998 was the year I became active in Los Angeles poetry. It was a time...
Poets, Regarding Mr. McCarty on the 2008 poetry scene in LA, which is vast,? amazing and constantly growing. There is chamber music (try Ravel) that sounds a...
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Dec 2, 2008 2:39 am
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poetry is not inclusive or exclusive. Poets are. Some of those who consider themselves most of and for the people are the most personally exclusive around,...
you left out poets like Doug Knott, S.A. Griffin, Dennis Cruz , Larry Jaffee wasnt the end all be all, you left alot of poets who been around at this ...
got your apology but I meant to the list. Like I said, your opinion about people being left out is totally valid to feel and express, but framing it with this...
I emailed Rafael privately on this but as a friendly reminder to all, your opinions and conversation are always welcome, as long as you keep it in a civil...
oops...sorry folks...that was meant for Rafael privately who clearly got to back to the list before I got to him. R ... Lupert: It's The Website - & - Poetry...
when you say "reading should not be spoon feeding", I'll have to respectfully rebut by saying this exemplifies a big local problem--accessibility being...
Another big local problem are those poets who write "nonprofound juvenilia" thinking they are reinventing the wheel just because they find a large audience....
In my opinion, 1998 was a highwater mark in L.A. poetry. There was an energy and excitement in the poetry scene which has, to a large part, dissipated. My ...
... an energy ... dissipated. My ... energy and ... bit, and ... Maybe we get too comfortable with our limitations rather than finding ways to expand the box...
Regardless of what people do or don't want to hear from open poets and features when they go to a poetry venue, I hope that there will be more attendance of...
Great idea, Terry! I think I’ll take this opening to invite you all to attend the Valley Contemporary Poets Reading Series, which starting in January 2009...
Not that my opinion matters more than a haystack of beans but I enjoy Beth Cheng's poesy. In a message dated 12/3/2008 12:09:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ...
Hi All...Artist- poet Ed Wolverton here...San Francisco bay area. Some my not like my type of poetry, but I have a third book of poetry being published- should...
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Hi All- I am posting a few more works of art. I will try to Title them Here...   0028 is called Storm  0032 The Marsh  0035 The Petaluma Inlet  ...
  When you go to a reading and the HOST trashes certain categories of poets, and by that I mean specifically poets who have writing degrees getting...
satene cat
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Dec 4, 2008 1:24 am
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when even Billy Collins looks askance at the MFA and workshop phenomenon then it's time to consider that writing degrees may be, in the hands of some, a tool...
Billy Collins is even more scathing on the slam and hip hop poets, to quote: "But all they want to do / is tie the poem to a chair with rope / and torture a...
Regarding the piece by Billy Collins quoted... if you think that this snippit is a statement about any writing poets, no matter the style, I believe you have...
Bruce Arnold
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Dec 4, 2008 2:05 pm
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Go Bruce. I agree with you. Billy Collins said it right. I think I’m hearing an exercise in elitism in this ongoing dialogue. Dori _____ From:...
Dori Marler
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Dec 4, 2008 2:58 pm
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Hi Bruce- I totally agree with you. Those who do- do it... and those who try...go back to conformity. I say- if you got it....publish it Damn it. [...
Here is the complete poem, so you can make your own opinions. And the thrust of the poem is that the artistry of the poem is more important than the intention...
That's correct Dori because I am about as exclusive and elitist as they come, right? -AP In a message dated 12/4/2008 6:59:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ...
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  And not all people who have writing degrees are academics. You might be surprised who has worked in hiphop for a living...It's important to remember...
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