I'm just questioning how open most editors are on reviews--I think most of them are reaching out to poets they already know for their volunteer workforce. I do agree with Tim, however, that few people are writing thoughtful, readable essays on major poets, and in particular writing on poets who tend to be admired here. Not only is that a potential opportunity for someone willing to work a little harder, it would be good for the cause if people did what Alan Sullivan has done so well and were writing essays on topics like the dark side of Dana Gioia, or comparisons of Dave Mason's narratives with Andrew Hudgins', or for that matter the fine piece on Fairchild I referenced above that connects Pete's poetry with his jazz training. I think even left-leaning editors are tired of 28 year olds writing incomprehensible pieces on the transgressive postmodern techniques of Anne Lauterbach viewed in the light of Foucault and similar dreck.
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