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I've read three poems so far, at random, and loved them all, especially "Hanging the Wreath." Looks like a great issue!
-Christine |
It is very beautifully produced.
I don't know what criteria for inclusion is employed, I know even less about the ethics of criticizing ezines, I know that the convention heretofore is to lavishly praise everything that has appeared in them, that being said, there are some excellent poems here, but quite a few less so. Jim |
Of course reactons will vary and editorial choices cater somewhat to the tastes of the editor, but I think the poems in this issue lie within a spectrum of excellence, though they may occupy different bands with it and different levels on the poetic food chain.
Cheers, David [This message has been edited by David Landrum (edited December 20, 2007).] |
Well, I enjoyed the issue, though of course there were some poems I didn't like. That's also true of every issue of Poetry I've ever read. I especially enjoyed Gail White's Christmas poem, and thought Peter's poem about languages was fascinating.
That one about the kinky guys, though...how unseemly! Shame on you for publishing such filth. ;) |
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Pat, Your poem is so like a poem written by a late friend. He was an incredible linguist and one of the Navajo Whisperers in the CIA who used the Navajo language in WW2 to fool the Japanese and Germans. He persuaded me to take my own work seriously and so I love your graceful poem for that reason as well as for its own sake. The dear dead is a magic and comforting idea. Janet |
Yes, there are some fine poems here and others less so, as Jim says.
But am I the only one who sees the poems all squashed up on a narrow strip on the right-hand size of the page? Is there a reason why Gail's poem "Christmas on Rhodes" takes up 38 lines, although it is, I realise when I read it aloud, a sonnet? Can someone tell me how to see these poems with correct lineation? I'm using a Mac and I've tried with Safari and Explorer, but the result is the same. |
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It must be a MAC problem. Anne |
I'm using a Mac and Firefox and having no problems.
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David,
Thanks. I tried with Explorer and the same thing happened but then I tried with Camino and it worked. Now I can see why people have praised the lay-out. I was beginning to wonder whether it was a subtle comment on the marginalisation of poetry in our society and I was just the dumb one who hadn't got the point. Gregory |
David,
It's a fine production. It fails for me on Safari as well but works on Camino. I have been involved in quite a few ezines (I'm ignorant about the technical aspects) but I do know that I used to interact with the webmaster until it worked on all browsers. It is possible. It's late here but if you'd like me to test it with you until it works on Safari I'd be happy to collaborate. Usually I get much better results on Safari than I do on Camino. Since Safari is a commonly used browser it's a shame to lose that readership. I couldn't do that until tomorrow (about 10 hours from now). Janet |
Janet--please do. I'm in Chicago at MLA and couldn't look at what you discover immediately, but I'd love to maybe get at the source. Then I could relay the results of your research to my long-suffering webmaster and maybe we could correct the problem.
With Thanks, David |
I should add that there are some terrific poems in this issue. Peter Bloxsom's "Geographic Tongue" knocks me out and I've long admired Rose's "Noted Sadomasochists". James Matthew Wilson's "Alone, Far from the New Yorker" made me smile. Great issue all round.
Janet |
It [i]looks[/] great! Reads great too. A lot of familiar names and plenty of new.
Thanks David RM |
David - Rose's poem looks just right on Safari. Other poems I checked were still squished on the right side. So let the webmaster match the code from Rose's page to the other pages?
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