tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post115305075833021299..comments2023-09-25T05:45:41.437-07:00Comments on The Art of Fiction: What a Poetry Magazine Needs to do to SurviveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-1153826729613443582006-07-25T04:25:00.000-07:002006-07-25T04:25:00.000-07:00He's reading. There are eight poets reading that n...He's reading. There are eight poets reading that night, including an American poet called Alfred Corn who is really interesting. <BR/><BR/>I'm not really worrying about the glitch! I was just refreshed to be able to spout off a little!Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-1153664390365510902006-07-23T07:19:00.000-07:002006-07-23T07:19:00.000-07:00He's always worth hearing - is he reading poetry o...He's always worth hearing - is he reading poetry or talking about it? I missed a recent poetry reading he did in Manchester. He's usually v. supportive of female writers/critics, so might just be a glitch.Adrian Slatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946068316432524571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15916138.post-1153660819473335342006-07-23T06:20:00.000-07:002006-07-23T06:20:00.000-07:00You're right - I didn't feel very illuminated by t...You're right - I didn't feel very illuminated by that editorial. He's certainly right to feel pleased, though; PN Review and Carcanet are both pretty indispensable, especially with places like Faber and Cape seemingly getting more and more timid. <BR/><BR/>I do find that the PN Review tone can sometimes feel a bit - shall we say - rarified, so that one almost has to crane one's neck to read it - but setting the bar so high is probably why it's still here. <BR/><BR/>I also couldn't help noticing a sort of a - well - complete and total lack of women in the editorial mythologising, this issue... In poetic content it's 2 men to each woman, and in critical content it's 17-2 men writers and only a single female subject - Carol Rumens, who also has poetry in.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to check back issues as I don't really want to get on this hobby horse! But I did notice it.<BR/><BR/>Michael Schmidt is reading next Thursday, btw, at the Oxfam shop in Marylebone Hight St.Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.com