tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866421.post113014729979221095..comments2023-09-17T09:32:29.485+01:00Comments on BrandosHat: Open Letter to Sean O'Brien (and others)Steven Walinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843948765720382682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866421.post-1130165549626841872005-10-24T15:52:00.000+01:002005-10-24T15:52:00.000+01:00You think that's bad...in the States poets wear br...You think that's bad...in the States poets wear brass knuckles at all times to be used against their opponents...you've got Ron Silliman (who I admire) on one side railing against the School of Quietude, Charles Bernstein (who I also admire) bemoaning OVC (Official Verse Culture), and on the reverse you get poets like Gerry Stern talking about the "dumbness" of Ezra Pound and editors like Steve Berg publishing the same 10 people for 20 years running...it's practically a steel cage match, and woe betides anyone who tries to sit on the fence..the "pleasure principle" in US letters seems to be mostly derived from trashing the competition...of course, steel cage matches can be very exciting (or aggravating, depending on your politics)...Adam Fieledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909851580874856025noreply@blogger.com