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10-02-2009, 04:45 PM
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“What explains their superiority? Charm, I think. When art comes down to the character and the personality revealed by an artist’s decisions, the question of value hinges on how you feel about the artist.” Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8/3/09
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10-02-2009, 05:14 PM
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Thank you, Janet.
Yes, I am very happy to have my poem in the company of your poem also.
In fact, I am very happy to have a poem in the company of ALL the fine poems in this Flea.
Maybe that's because I read a poetry magazine AS a poetry magazine.
Now, if the magazine happened to be filled with the politics of ALL the poets here, I would have to absent myself from this company.
Isn't it great that it IS a poetry magazine.
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10-02-2009, 05:35 PM
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Yes Mark ;-)
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10-02-2009, 05:42 PM
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It's not a question of politics, Mark. I'm happy to be included in publications along with people whose politics I strongly disagree with. I'd even be thrilled to be published with you! But I do not use "politics" as a euphemism for all viewpoints, nor do I think the word lends respectability or cover to those who delight in publicly attacking my friends.
I like your poem quite well and am glad to find it online presented so elegantly beside other poems I also admire. I also have great respect for the publication and the integrity with which editorial decisions have been made. Honestly, it's very rare to see so many truly excellent poems gathered together in one place and presented so elegantly, and I'm delighted that so much of the best work is from poets I am proud to know. (Can we just leave it at that?)
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10-02-2009, 06:11 PM
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Thank you for those comments, Bob.
(Can we just leave it at that?)
Yup, I think we should.
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10-02-2009, 10:41 PM
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The Flea's elegance is surpassed only by its high quality of verse. Seeing all the Sphereans together makes me realize what a gaggle of fine poets
visit these boards. Paul Lake has done a fine job--as have all the contributors.
Lance Levens
edited in: My error! Paul Stevens.
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10-03-2009, 01:53 AM
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Lance has edited so all is well.
Last edited by Janet Kenny; 10-03-2009 at 08:12 AM.
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10-03-2009, 03:27 AM
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I've just finished another of several readings of this Flea, and it truly is a wondrous assemblage of quality poems. I wish it was a paper thing I could hold within my hands.
Congratulations to all Spherians involved - all powerful poets showing poems that represent the best of their work, I believe.
Thank you so much for the invigorating experience, Paul. Great work.
Cally
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