tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296105.post1619653284211366151..comments2009-07-17T11:32:04.660-07:00Paul Hooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071698965914855472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296105.post-79268306794396192322009-07-17T01:47:54.709-07:002009-07-17T01:47:54.709-07:00But is a blurb really a review? Seeing as how no-one in their right mind would put a negative blurb on the back of their book, that isn&#39;t really accurate is it? A review is uncensored, and often unsolicited. Or am I wrong?<br /><br />Enjoying your blog, by the way. Interesting writing.Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182307325679199430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296105.post-74255409148770403572009-07-07T09:00:58.898-07:002009-07-07T09:00:58.898-07:00No offense to you, Paul, you&#39;re a suave and intelligent man, but to me this is typical of the blurb - earnest but vague in statement, and not descriptive of the poetry itself. A few words of simple chacterization (these poems tell stories, these poems work by associational logic, thse poems are metered, etc.) could go a long way I think. Anyway, I don&#39;t mean to be a carping sideliner, but &quot;voluptuous intentions,&quot; &quot;poetic rhetoric,&quot; &quot;reconstituting vs. enacting,&quot; etc, all seem dubious to me.Tien Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573617570721998931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296105.post-24005129284685998352009-06-27T20:29:03.251-07:002009-06-27T20:29:03.251-07:00Hi Paul,<br />I just read your intro to Postmodern American Poetry and enjoyed it very much. Yes I know a long time ago but I came across the book in a used store. Now I want to read more of your work including The Novel.<br /><br />Here&#39;s my literary blog...<br /><br />http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/the-reading-diary-of-christopher-willard<br /><br />best wishes,<br />Christopher WillardChristopher Willardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12030530919226767487noreply@blogger.com