The Thick … and Thin of it
Narrowness (and Breadth) There can never be any agreed-upon set of standards or values in the wide-ranging and contested poetics at any particular time.…
Thick Markets for Poets
Competitions are for horses, not artists. – Bela Bartok Following from my last blog post are the further questions of sincerity as a poetics…
Being serious about sincerity
I don't meant mere seriousness, which might be common to both great and very poor writing. I mean a deep sincerity of intent, and…
Plagiarism now playing
Well, the plagiarism thing is playing in full costume. Andrew Slattery and Graham Nunn have been named and the details of their plagiarism have…