16 Comments

1. September 25th, 2009 / 8:54 pm dan—

   really good article

2. September 25th, 2009 / 4:54 pm dan—

   really good article

3. September 25th, 2009 / 9:55 pm jenna humphrey—

   “facebook confessionalism” seems accurate: taking the more “sacred” confessionalism of the 60’s and somehow demeaning it into what is common/meneal/artless (social networking). how this form of confessionalism could be more vulnerable because it exposes such possible truths as “i am not original,” “i am not extraordinary,” — i.e., how a simple google search can erase one’s illusion of having crafted an original phrase.

4. September 25th, 2009 / 5:55 pm jenna humphrey—

   “facebook confessionalism” seems accurate: taking the more “sacred” confessionalism of the 60’s and somehow demeaning it into what is common/meneal/artless (social networking). how this form of confessionalism could be more vulnerable because it exposes such possible truths as “i am not original,” “i am not extraordinary,” — i.e., how a simple google search can erase one’s illusion of having crafted an original phrase.

5. September 25th, 2009 / 10:21 pm Matthew Simmons—

   I actually don’t think it’s accurate to say the difference between Gabrielle’s book and Brandon’s book is the difference between the academic and the avant-garde simply because Gabrielle is a teacher and Brandon writes about Gmail.

6. September 25th, 2009 / 6:21 pm Matthew Simmons—

   I actually don’t think it’s accurate to say the difference between Gabrielle’s book and Brandon’s book is the difference between the academic and the avant-garde simply because Gabrielle is a teacher and Brandon writes about Gmail.

7. September 25th, 2009 / 10:58 pm Dan—

   but brandon writes about gmail as if he’s on gmail and that structure is really evident and maybe that’s what she’s trying to say. She talks about more than context, but just sort of obliquely. what do you think “the difference” is?

8. September 25th, 2009 / 6:58 pm Dan—

   but brandon writes about gmail as if he’s on gmail and that structure is really evident and maybe that’s what she’s trying to say. She talks about more than context, but just sort of obliquely. what do you think “the difference” is?

9. September 26th, 2009 / 12:21 am Matthew Simmons—

   She is suggesting that “academic” poetry is a thing and “avant-garde” poetry is a thing, and these two things are completely different. I think that this suggestion is false. Simple as that.

   Also, I do not think Brandon’s poetry is “avant-garde.” I like Brandon’s poetry. I like his book. I don’t think it is avant-garde.

10. September 25th, 2009 / 8:21 pm Matthew Simmons—

    She is suggesting that “academic” poetry is a thing and “avant-garde” poetry is a thing, and these two things are completely different. I think that this suggestion is false. Simple as that.

    Also, I do not think Brandon’s poetry is “avant-garde.” I like Brandon’s poetry. I like his book. I don’t think it is avant-garde.

11. September 26th, 2009 / 2:58 am brandon—

    “Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ɡaʁd]) means “advance guard” or “vanguard”.[1] The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.

    Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the existence of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so, tracing a history from Dada through the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets in the 1980s.[2]”

12. September 25th, 2009 / 10:58 pm brandon—

    “Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ɡaʁd]) means “advance guard” or “vanguard”.[1] The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.

    Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the existence of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so, tracing a history from Dada through the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets in the 1980s.[2]”

13. September 26th, 2009 / 4:40 am darby—

    I wouldn’t say brandon’s poetry is necessarily representative of all ‘internet poetry.’ It’s representative of a very small and distinct subgenre being pushed by muumuu house, but most poetry on the internet actually sounds more like what you’d expect to read in academic journals, I would say.

14. September 26th, 2009 / 12:40 am darby—

    I wouldn’t say brandon’s poetry is necessarily representative of all ‘internet poetry.’ It’s representative of a very small and distinct subgenre being pushed by muumuu house, but most poetry on the internet actually sounds more like what you’d expect to read in academic journals, I would say.

15. September 26th, 2009 / 5:22 am reynard seifert—

    totes

16. September 26th, 2009 / 1:22 am reynard seifert—

    totes