[lit-ideas] Re: Taste of the pseudo-serious Poetaster
- From: "Stan Spiegel" <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:35:46 -0400
You're right, my girl, I stand corrected.
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From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Taste of the pseudo-serious Poetaster
> And Stan, m'man, you should be happy that your daughter gets offended.
That
> means she cares, at least a little, about what you think. Would you
prefer
> it if she told you to shut up and take your wasted, outdated critique
> elsewhere? I think not. There are always cheery critiques, you know.
>
> All roses in Toronto,
> Erin
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stan Spiegel" <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 5:51 PM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Taste of the pseudo-serious Poetaster
> >
> >
> > > Hey Mike! I just noticed that last line of yours: "I refuse to take my
> > stuff
> > > seriously enough to talk about it."
> > > Wow! You remind me of my daughter who thinks she's serious about
writing
> > > fiction, but unless I'm simply a cheerleader, she gets offended.
> Critiques
> > > are anathema, just praise. Just give her praise.
> > >
> > > You show courage by exposing your work to us. But don't you expect us
to
> > be
> > > as analytical about your work as we are about George W. Bush's or
> Michael
> > > Moore's?
> > >
> > > I hope this doesn't stop you from sending us your Sunday work, but do
> you
> > > expect us to change our stripes just because we admire your
willingness
> to
> > > make yourself vulnerable in the public square? (I think that was the
> > > underlying expectation, now that I think about it.) I'm caught in a
trap
> > > now. I don't know which way to turn. Should I just shut up?
>
>
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