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- Kasey Mohammad
- K. Silem Mohammad is the author of several collections of poetry, including Deer Head Nation, Breathalyzer, and The Front. He edits the poetry magazine Abraham Lincoln and is faculty editor of West Wind Review. He teaches creative writing and literature at Southern Oregon University.
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Trite and predictable.
Isn't there supposed to be an exclamation point and smiley after that, as in
Trite and predictable! :)
Might have been "newsworthy" 8 years ago, but by now is old, stale "news." Nothing more than PR for a group that's seen "it's better days."
I wonder if the group really has "seen better days...." and if this statement actually applies. My feeling is that flarf is over, but its effect is felt and made, and that the most involved have now moved on to bigger, better things.
Which makes me wonder why this is talked about at all; which explains why radio is only NOW picking up on it.
Are we shocked that mainstream media is behind in covering poetry? You don't say!
In fact, this is actually pretty good coverage if they are only a few years behind with poetry, at least good coverage for their standards. We should be tickled that the story was on Flarf and not Confessionalism.
I'm not a huge Flarf fan, but I have to say the intensity of the criticism as of late sometimes comes across as jealously, as if a lot of people are miffed everyone seems to be talking about "them" and not "us." I mean, there's a lot of genuine thoughtful criticism, but this fashion language "oh, that is so last year. We're all wearing orange now" comes across a little superficially.
As a former journalist, I know how the sausages are made. The reason NPR covered it is because the Flarfists sent them some kind of publicity, and NPR did a story on it. NPR felt it was newsworthy because an anthology is coming out. In the news business, that's what we call a "news peg." It's only people who know this is yesterday's fishwrap who can call it that.
Well yes predictable. Well yes peggy. But nevertheless lame and late. And perhaps there was a feed, perhaps there was a lead, a perceived need for coverage.
Snuggie is the new flarf.
Angela,
You are mistaken. No press release was sent. The reporter came up with this one on his own.
Hope you're well,
Jordan
Hi Jordan,
I stand er...ected.
Cheers!
Angela
the idea of a flarf press release strikes me as hilarious. i mean, FOR IMMEDIATE RICK WARREN SQUID FELCHING WITH SALICYLIC JESUS & RADICAL LOVE BIRD STRIKE: CONTACT FLARF!!1
:D
"Some kind of publicity" can be a word to a friend in the business or a full-blown press release.
Jordan was the one who said "press release." Not me.
OK, not making fun, A. I really enjoy imagining one.
Shanna, I would have dearly loved it had someone sent me a press release like that. Oh how I would have loved it!!! :D
Flarf isn't quite dead yet, Ryan. I wrote a flarf poem just today!
Oh no, where's my Pepto-Bismol?
@ Stan,
I hope it's not dead!
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