tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394939.post115707226652730152..comments2024-03-26T17:30:19.166-04:00Comments on this is all your fault: Christine E. Hamm, Poet Professor Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718251845657390735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394939.post-1157239664167377272006-09-02T19:27:00.000-04:002006-09-02T19:27:00.000-04:00Christine.I am so looking forward to reading this ...Christine.<BR/><BR/>I am so looking forward to reading this collection. The review was kind of ... oddly worded, maybe even clumsy. But you are one of my favorites, and good or "bad" reviews aside, you kick ass in my book. ;-) Congrats!!Aleah Satohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439351306951718500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394939.post-1157223296707171402006-09-02T14:54:00.000-04:002006-09-02T14:54:00.000-04:00Funny thing is that when I was reading it I though...Funny thing is that when I was reading it I thought to myeslf there was something very different about the presentation and you are right about the fact that it reads like a review of a novel.<BR/><BR/>I will say, I often view books of poetry in two contexts. One, the poetry itself and the other, how that poetry comes together and connects or not. While the second can have a bearing on the Michael A. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015233939646285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394939.post-1157214707991808562006-09-02T12:31:00.000-04:002006-09-02T12:31:00.000-04:00Michael-- I think it depends how you use the word ...Michael-- I think it depends how you use the word "bad". If you think a bad review is one that trashes the book, then, no, it's not a bad review. If you think a bad review is one that abuses language and spelling conventions and treats a chapbook as if it were a novel, then yes, it is a bad review.Christine E. Hamm, Poet Professor Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718251845657390735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394939.post-1157117775228410902006-09-01T09:36:00.000-04:002006-09-01T09:36:00.000-04:00It's not a bad review at all. I have to agree,The ...It's not a bad review at all. I have to agree,The Diary of a Thief is the best piece in the whole collection. It is such a compelling work and I, who enjoy most all your writing still feel it is the very best of yours I have read.Michael A. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015233939646285069noreply@blogger.com