Hi All,
Well, you know, I think the Haiku Anthology is fine. After all, I put in Modern European Poetry, opening the door to anthologies, which, after all, show the taste and ability of the editor/translator(s). Collected and Selected poems aren't ideal, but if a poet's books are filled with, well, filler, then sometimes the Selected is necessary to make a good book, versus a book with some good poems.
Yes, at some point we're gonna have to simplify this thing, trim it to just the list of books. I wonder how to do that and maintain formatting?
The idea of the thing is great BOOKS, books that hang together, start to end, books that amaze you, dazzle you. What are the 100 books of poetry you should have on your shelf? They could be translations, could be anthologies, could be poetry/art collaborations, and so on.
I still have two left, myself, and am musing on how to spend my gold!
Best, Tony
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