And now we come to the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets, the third of four styles of contemporary poetry. I think this from/style/theory is the most difficult to learn because of its complexity and non-traditionalism. For those familiar with language poetry, the previous statement is one of the dumbest things I could ever say. But coming from a [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Ron Silliman’
April 24, 2009
More on the Beats/Outsiders
I wrote last week about Outsiders and Beats. This week, Ron Silliman posted a list of styles that fall under the list of post-avant. In his defining, he includes the Beats in his long list of p-a card-carrying members. I was surprised by this, and I think it’s ludricous. According to Wikipedia, “Central elements of [...]
January 15, 2009
10,000 Hours
Gladwell’s Outliers is all the rage–a student told me about the book on Tuesday in 2nd period; my fiction professor mentioned it on Tuesday night in class; Ron Silliman mentioned it in his latest blog post. Okay, says me, I’m listening. The idea behind the book is that uber-successful people get really good at whatever [...]
January 8, 2009
Schools of Thought and Mine
Joseph Hutchison posted a blog about theory versus experience. There’s actually quite a debate going on between all these different poets/voices/schools. Each is passionate and right (just ask them!). This blog probably has the best collection of links if you’re interested in the exchange. You can see my muddled thoughts in the comment stream of [...]
