Friday, 8 February 2008
100 Books Of Poetry
Good post here over on Very Like A Whale - the more I think about it, the more I think what Ron Silliman says (and he does say he's not at all certain) is not that unreasonable. Do a university course on any subject, and you might be expected to have a decent overview of the subject and to show a bit of willing. He's not saying you've got to know all 100 off by heart, after all. Or like them, for that matter.
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Seems reasonable enough to me. The more published poetry you expose yourself to the better your appreciation of the art form, and in turn your own writing, becomes. I would think that all of the writers specialising in poetry on the MA that I study on would be able to complete Silliman's challenge. Though you'd have to give me a while to list and talk briefly about each...
B
Yes, it doesn't seem unreasonable. I'd struggle to name 100 offhand, but sat at home I don't think it would be difficult.
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