tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post3876007487279308742..comments2023-08-04T04:41:39.813-07:00Comments on Of Looking At A Blackbird: Aesthetic AmniocentesisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-48639891949245575072007-05-07T17:37:00.000-07:002007-05-07T17:37:00.000-07:00Robert:Brilliant post. Funny, too!And Diane is rig...Robert:<BR/><BR/>Brilliant post. <BR/><BR/>Funny, too!<BR/><BR/>And Diane is right about your reputation--too much of a well-kept secret.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>Greg Rappleyegreg rappleyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498560951002730878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-49572880845436793792007-05-04T07:15:00.000-07:002007-05-04T07:15:00.000-07:00P.S. I was also thinking of how rare it is to find...P.S. I was also thinking of how rare it is to find a teacher like Hass who can articulate what's extraordinary even about poetry that's very different from his own. People are always making disparaging noises about one poet or another (tsk tsk it's so overwritten) and it's very destructive to someone who thinks there must be some ironclad Rules of Art rather than a variety of traditions.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471547669854013234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-90467262738410359752007-05-04T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-04T06:57:00.000-07:00The value to me is that it's very liberating and e...The value to me is that it's very liberating and energizing to recognize myself in a particular tradition. The sense of recognition I felt, for example, when connecting to the "poetry of attachment" gave a real shot of energy to my writing. It may be especially energizing when I realize I'm never going to write like some poet whose work I love and admire and that's the way it should be. But if it's not useful and feels restrictive instead of energizing, sure, I'd ignore the binaries.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471547669854013234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-6673857675673135652007-05-03T19:04:00.000-07:002007-05-03T19:04:00.000-07:00Ha! Yes, I did suggest that Robert's dream might b...Ha! Yes, I did suggest that Robert's dream might be telling him to be more hands-on, but what I mean is that he needs to massage his reputation -- his work is too much of a well-kept secret, when anyone who's read him knows how good it is!<BR/><BR/>But as for this post, though I really like Hass's taxonomy (I like almost everything that Hass writes), I'm wondering if there really is any value in the binaries you suggest, Robert. Because -- though maybe this is a problem with my work -- I have fat poems and skinny ones, am passionate about form and content, about perception and emotion. Though sometimes I lean more heavily here or there, I hate to choose. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you are saying one can choose poem by poem, so okay.Diane K. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204316534769002428noreply@blogger.com