tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post1011316317185975602..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Spotlight on Richard BlancoContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-79156112660759341802012-02-14T11:16:24.953-07:002012-02-14T11:16:24.953-07:00the poetry is lost in the white noise aporia of al...the poetry is lost in the white noise aporia of all the ad-copy. in quotes or out of quotes there is something felonious about promoting poetry like it is a commodity from KMart...John Hastingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-73353161813097486582012-02-14T07:50:53.107-07:002012-02-14T07:50:53.107-07:00John, I'm not certain what you mean; your stat...John, I'm not certain what you mean; your statement is not clear. You say: "all this overwritten prose drowns the poets voice in an ocean of cliche', this poor guy doesn't have a chance with all you vampires chewing at his flesh." What overwritten prose? The bio note? That's borrowed from press materials. The praise for his book? Those are shortened versions of blurbs from the book's back cover. The description of the book? Well, as I clearly note, that's from the publisher (in fact, I put that in quotes so it is clear it is from the publisher). So, all that being said, are we vampires for promoting Blanco's new book? Or would you rather we ignore our poets?Daniel A. Olivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483784846354950778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-73462797258346924462012-02-14T07:14:08.720-07:002012-02-14T07:14:08.720-07:00any artist, any poet is always displaced, always a...any artist, any poet is always displaced, always at right angles with the world, anguished even. all this overwritten prose drowns the poets voice in an ocean of cliche', this poor guy doesn't have a chance with all you vampires chewing at his flesh.John Hastingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-15406486408329587712012-02-13T09:43:10.934-07:002012-02-13T09:43:10.934-07:00I'm sorry I missed the reading. Sounds like a ...I'm sorry I missed the reading. Sounds like a wonderful venue!Estellanoreply@blogger.com