Comments on: Audience Participation http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/ Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:27:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mather Schneider http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/#comment-827 Mather Schneider Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:17:36 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-827 Tim didn't publish that poem, Jefferson. Raymond Hammond from NYQ did. Tim didn’t publish that poem, Jefferson. Raymond Hammond from NYQ did.

]]> By: Jefferson Carter http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/#comment-826 Jefferson Carter Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:54:41 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-826 Rob, even an editorial board made up of 100 Pulitzer Prize winners would not guarantee the loser's accepting the decision as objective. I do believe if two poems meet minimum criteria for competence, then which is better truly is a matter of taste. Mather's poem was, as you say, solid. I (and Jamison) thought mine was more original, but I would, of course. And Tim liked Mather's poem enough to publish it whereas he hasn't published any of mine. C'est la vie. I did appreciate Jamison's detailed and helpful comments about both our poems, and I really liked the poem he posted for both of us to read. Although your analogy of the good poem to a slut isn't especially enlightening, I'd agree: all good poems should be blessed. Jefferson Rob, even an editorial board made up of 100 Pulitzer Prize winners would not guarantee the loser’s accepting the decision as objective. I do believe if two poems meet minimum criteria for competence, then which is better truly is a matter of taste. Mather’s poem was, as you say, solid. I (and Jamison) thought mine was more original, but I would, of course. And Tim liked Mather’s poem enough to publish it whereas he hasn’t published any of mine. C’est la vie. I did appreciate Jamison’s detailed and helpful comments about both our poems, and I really liked the poem he posted for both of us to read. Although your analogy of the good poem to a slut isn’t especially enlightening, I’d agree: all good poems should be blessed. Jefferson

]]> By: Mather Schneider http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/#comment-825 Mather Schneider Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:07:20 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-825 Rob, thanks for calling me "modest". I don't think I've ever been called that before. But, I am not going to play anymore games with Carter. Rob, thanks for calling me “modest”. I don’t think I’ve ever been called that before. But, I am not going to play anymore games with Carter.

]]> By: Rob Greene http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/#comment-824 Rob Greene Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:45:03 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-824 You're really too modest, Mather. You cannot simply say you lost or another beat you out because of a one person panel? I mean "Destiny of a Cab Driver" was a solid poem, not to mention, it made it through the smart and sharp eyes of a publication with an editorial board. Your placement in the issue solid, too. This board is a mix of backgrounds and schools and this certainly carries more weight than one MFA student. This will take a little professionalism out of you two: Why not try a contest that we can all benefit from - good poems are like good lovers because they belong to no one man. If you both agree you have poems that fits a certain journal - submit yours' to a one with an editorial board and announce the winner on your blogs and allow the journal to win out also. Don't paste the poems on your blogs - announce the journal and issue number. This would push you both to produce and submit your best work. I know I'd send off for the issue with the winner(s) printed and the bio simply saying something like "The Grand Canyon Champion 2010" You’re really too modest, Mather.

You cannot simply say you lost or another beat you out because of a one person panel?

I mean “Destiny of a Cab Driver” was a solid poem, not to mention, it made it through the smart and sharp eyes of a publication with an editorial board. Your placement in the issue solid, too.

This board is a mix of backgrounds and schools and this certainly carries more weight than one MFA student.

This will take a little professionalism out of you two:

Why not try a contest that we can all benefit from – good poems are like good lovers because they belong to no one man.

If you both agree you have poems that fits a certain journal – submit yours’ to a one with an editorial board and announce the winner on your blogs and allow the journal to win out also.

Don’t paste the poems on your blogs – announce the journal and issue number.

This would push you both to produce and submit your best work.

I know I’d send off for the issue with the winner(s) printed and the bio simply saying something like
“The Grand Canyon Champion 2010″

]]> By: Mather Schneider http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2010/01/audience-participation/#comment-823 Mather Schneider Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:35:39 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1111#comment-823 Good grief, Jefferson, give it a rest. You beat me in the poetry contest. Put it on your resume. I may be a bad loser but you're the worst winner I've ever seen in my life. Good grief, Jefferson, give it a rest. You beat me in the poetry contest. Put it on your resume. I may be a bad loser but you’re the worst winner I’ve ever seen in my life.

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