tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post973441675976919657..comments2023-03-25T07:09:27.781-07:00Comments on Rauan Klassnik's Old Blog: Shoot the Dog in its FaceRauan Klassnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-64289305428478319302009-06-04T05:36:28.160-07:002009-06-04T05:36:28.160-07:00Yeah man, that's it. Like I was saying at AWP,...Yeah man, that's it. Like I was saying at AWP, there's a definite need for a high quality, free-wheeling review clearing house. I've always liked the idea of Coldfront and they throw some good stuff up there sometimes but the reviews and the reviewers don't seem to be talking to each other. Think it has a lot to do with the review by submission (and not commission) system. Every reviewer is going to have his own subjective position, but at least if you have a slate of 3 or 4 reviewers that keep each other honest, they're maybe going to be more up front about it.Joe Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952979981903754482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-90281730988114670692009-06-03T14:38:11.992-07:002009-06-03T14:38:11.992-07:00yeah that makes no sense. no animals were harmed i...yeah that makes no sense. no animals were harmed in the making of your book. besides, <i>People mean well. Then they grab your dog and beat him to death in front of you</i> might be my favorite part of the book.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-81529861040044040632009-06-03T06:52:42.054-07:002009-06-03T06:52:42.054-07:00"leave the dogs out of it. leave the bleeding..."leave the dogs out of it. leave the bleeding to the humans, even the human children."<br /><br />nice priorities. i think what we have here is your garden variety PETA nut...Matt Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-34399075730496660722009-06-03T05:51:48.614-07:002009-06-03T05:51:48.614-07:00Oooof. Just read reviewer bio to find reviewer = m...Oooof. Just read reviewer bio to find reviewer = managing editor of same magazine that published the review. Well, there you have it. Clearly this review needed no second thoughts, never mind editing!adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901906474561345977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-88460757320330712282009-06-03T05:45:28.641-07:002009-06-03T05:45:28.641-07:00Rauan,
The reviewer's approach is absurd on s...Rauan,<br /><br />The reviewer's approach is absurd on so many levels, it doesn't warrant intelligent discussion. What baffles me is not how a reviewer's personal issues can short-circuit their critical functions (it happens to all of us), but rather the existence of these reviews at all--i.e., the lack of editing involved before this review was published. Would you not fall out of your chair laughing if someone submitted such silliness to you? Perhaps you might publish it after you were finished laughing, but not without first "hacking it to pieces," so to speak. As much as I think small press books need more, more, and ever more attention, I can't see the value in slapping up any old crap to the interwebs and calling it a review. Though some might confuse it with social networking and CV-building, editors have actual responsibilities: hence the title.<br /><br />[End of rant. Now I'm going to go shoot the dog that I've been nursing back to health for months. (Wow! Look how nicely such inane comments work on blogs. What a great place for them!) xoXtian]adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901906474561345977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-8637592761112776252009-06-02T19:30:48.167-07:002009-06-02T19:30:48.167-07:00thanks for the comments:
Blake :)
I know you a...thanks for the comments:<br /><br />Blake :) <br />I know you are!<br />(want to trade places??)<br /><br />Rachel<br />yes, it's strange. and perhaps she's over-sensitive for some reason. But. But. But.<br /><br />Ross:<br />yes, I will keep writing the way I keep writing.<br /><br />best<br />Rauan (Ron)Rauan Klassnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747804192744487009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-50562112285634898132009-06-02T19:16:31.018-07:002009-06-02T19:16:31.018-07:00I like the violence. And it does serve a point. Th...I like the violence. And it does serve a point. The dog's skull "halving open" is beautiful, sublime... like some horrifically deformed flower.<br /><br />Why do people continue to conflate representation and condonation? <br /><br />Keep writing like this, both you and James.Ross Brightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917759678804057979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-42419815157306198012009-06-02T18:34:19.793-07:002009-06-02T18:34:19.793-07:00i think it is strange that she reacted the way she...i think it is strange that she reacted the way she did. i mean your poem even starts with "people mean well. then..." there's no reason to be in denial that violence towards animals exists. if a poem talks about swallowing a bird does that really cause harm? hmmm. i disagree with that thought of hers. maybe she is just overly-sensitive to that issue. that's what it sounds like to me.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368448084767359350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162441066711194298.post-50439209517987309062009-06-02T15:43:48.781-07:002009-06-02T15:43:48.781-07:00it is nice that you piss people off. i am actually...it is nice that you piss people off. i am actually jealous of it. it is good.<br /><br />writing you back soonBLAKE BUTLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087017442473579674noreply@blogger.com