tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187338634486852726.post8087450771679982264..comments2023-08-19T08:48:39.893-05:00Comments on O.J. Confesses: Collection or Book?Ori Fienberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08585654392872062129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187338634486852726.post-65350709973867738372010-02-27T22:38:08.442-06:002010-02-27T22:38:08.442-06:00Great piece.
I argue all the time for variety in ...Great piece.<br /><br />I argue all the time for variety in first, second, third, etc, books of poetry. I don't see the problem with responding to diverse occasions with diverse methods, trying on different masks, and/or writing in different modes or forms all within the same "book." Why should a poet confine him or herself to one style? or one type of poem? Why not feature divergent ecstasies and a mastery of different forms? Why all the praise for redundancy? Pardon the rhetorical question pile-up but, yes, this "bits and pieces" dismissal (ever more pervasive) drives me crazy. Everyone's scouring for a shtick.<br /><br />I mean, I love Dream Songs too. But does this kind of poetic iteration have to be the blueprint for everyone? <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />GLgregory lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581366316914080356noreply@blogger.com