Muddy Bank tag:www.2river.org,2007-11-02:/blog//1 2008-08-22T23:50:23Z podcasts and commentary from 2River Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Compliment? Slam? But Cool! tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.263 2008-08-22T23:03:03Z 2008-08-22T23:50:23Z Out of the blue 2River received the cartoon below from G. Tod Sloan, the often controversial editor of The American Dissident. At one time the cartoon was part of a series called Rogues of the Month, but was removed due... RL
Out of the blue 2River received the cartoon below from G. Tod Sloan, the often controversial editor of The American Dissident. At one time the cartoon was part of a series called Rogues of the Month, but was removed due to space restrictions.  
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Compliment? Slam? Most likely a slam. But Cool.
]]> Book Review - 'Selected Poems,' by Frank O'Hara tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.262 2008-06-27T22:28:32Z 2008-06-27T22:28:35Z Death is often a good career move in poetry. No sooner are the obsequies over and the baked meats eaten than the publisher warms up the presses for a definitive edition of the collected poems, solemnly proofread down to the... RL Death is often a good career move in poetry. No sooner are the obsequies over and the baked meats eaten than the publisher warms up the presses for a definitive edition of the collected poems, solemnly proofread down to the last querulous comma. Yet not all poets are well served by such an exhaustive volume, which may seal up a reputation forever — indeed, such a book has sometimes been called a tombstone. A collected poems may be cruelest to a poet whose genius shone as intermittently as a firefly.

[From NYTimes.com]

]]> Poems by Jo McDougall Listed in eScene tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.261 2008-06-22T14:28:19Z 2008-06-22T14:28:20Z Two poems by Jo McDougall from the Winter 2008 issue of 2RV are listed in Web de Sol's issue of eScene, which occasionally lists the best work published on the literary web. [See Series 31]... RL Two poems by Jo McDougall from the Winter 2008 issue of 2RV are listed in Web de Sol's issue of eScene, which occasionally lists the best work published on the literary web.

[See Series 31]

]]> NewPages.Com Reviews Spring 2008 Issue of 2RV tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.260 2008-06-21T14:28:41Z 2008-06-21T19:28:30Z "Colorful, penetrating art ... and a treasure trove of poems": So says NewPages.Com of the Spring 2008 issue of The 2River View. [Literary Magazine Reviews :: NewPages :: Current Lit Mag Reviews]... RL "Colorful, penetrating art ... and a treasure trove of poems": So says NewPages.Com of the Spring 2008 issue of The 2River View.

[Literary Magazine Reviews :: NewPages :: Current Lit Mag Reviews]

]]> The Energies of Words tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.259 2008-06-13T21:40:25Z 2008-06-13T21:40:30Z "Hermeneutical mysteriousness is the single most important reason why Objectivist ideals have endured in American poetry." Peter O'Leary digs deep into the Poetry magazine archive to uncover the origins of the Objectivist movement. [From The Energies of Words... RL Peter O'Leary digs deep into the Poetry magazine archive to uncover the origins of the Objectivist movement. [From The Energies of Words]]> New York Times Book Review tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.258 2008-05-18T20:16:33Z 2008-05-18T20:16:36Z To open one of Charles Simic’s collections of poetry — this is, incredibly, his 19th — is to enter with renewed delight an instantly familiar neighborhood. [From That Little Something - Charles Simic - Book Review - New York Times]... RL To open one of Charles Simic’s collections of poetry — this is, incredibly, his 19th — is to enter with renewed delight an instantly familiar neighborhood.

[From That Little Something - Charles Simic - Book Review - New York Times]

]]> The Plight of the Poet-Critic tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.257 2008-05-15T14:27:29Z 2008-05-15T14:27:37Z The poet-critic gets no sympathy, and considering the charge-sheet against him — adversarial, addicted to dicta, motivated by an axe-grindingly acute sense of right and wrong — why would he? He is, in most eyes, a hyphenated hothead. [From Poetry... RL The poet-critic gets no sympathy, and considering the charge-sheet against him — adversarial, addicted to dicta, motivated by an axe-grindingly acute sense of right and wrong — why would he? He is, in most eyes, a hyphenated hothead.

[From Poetry Foundation: The online home of the Poetry Foundation]
]]> All the Difference tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.256 2008-05-11T14:21:19Z 2008-05-11T14:21:21Z A biographical novel reconstructs Robert Frost’s life. [From All the Difference]... RL A biographical novel reconstructs Robert Frost’s life.
[From All the Difference] ]]> Vendler’s Yeats tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.255 2008-05-11T14:14:55Z 2008-05-11T14:14:58Z Helen Vendler’s study of W. B. Yeats demonstrates the flaws that come from trying to ensure the Right Poets are read the Right Way. [From Vendler’s Yeats]... RL Helen Vendler’s study of W. B. Yeats demonstrates the flaws that come from trying to ensure the Right Poets are read the Right Way.
[From Vendler’s Yeats] ]]> Poet Laureate Donald Hall Reflects on Age and Nature tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.254 2008-04-24T20:23:12Z 2008-04-24T20:23:15Z New U.S. poet laureate Donald Hall gives a tour of his New Hampshire farm where he has written poetry for over 30 years. He also reads poems on nature, love and loss, suggests that poetry is becoming more popular and... RL New U.S. poet laureate Donald Hall gives a tour of his New Hampshire farm where he has written poetry for over 30 years. He also reads poems on nature, love and loss, suggests that poetry is becoming more popular and explores the art of saying the unsayable. [From Poet Laureate Donald Hall Reflects on Age and Nature]

]]> 2River Climbs in Google tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.253 2008-04-24T02:50:18Z 2008-04-24T02:50:24Z RL 2River is now at number 5 in the Google PageRank order of poetry magazines and e-zines.

[From Google Directory - Arts > Literature > Poetry > Magazines and E-zines ]

]]> After Midnight Reviews tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.252 2008-02-16T14:22:38Z 2008-02-16T14:22:39Z Trepidatious as I was to scoure a purely online zine after getting off work, I was suprisingly pleased by 2River View. [From creative writing 2310: After Midnight Reviews Presents: 2River View]... RL Trepidatious as I was to scoure a purely online zine after getting off work, I was suprisingly pleased by 2River View.

[From creative writing 2310: After Midnight Reviews Presents: 2River View]

]]> River Styx keeps on rolling. tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.251 2008-01-31T01:43:26Z 2008-01-31T01:43:31Z Richard Newman has spent the past thirteen years working to keep St. Louis' oldest literary magazine alive. It has not been an easy task. [From RFT: River Styx keeps on rolling.]... RL Richard Newman has spent the past thirteen years working to keep St. Louis' oldest literary magazine alive. It has not been an easy task.

[From RFT: River Styx keeps on rolling.]

]]> Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.250 2008-01-22T16:22:30Z 2008-01-22T16:22:40Z A recently published compendium of Robert Frost's personal notebooks is coming under attack from two critics who say that the editor of the volume mistranscribed hundreds, if not thousands, of Frost’s words. [From Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute]... RL A recently published compendium of Robert Frost's personal notebooks is coming under attack from two critics who say that the editor of the volume mistranscribed hundreds, if not thousands, of Frost’s words.
[From Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute]
]]> Living With Ghosts tag:www.2river.org,2008:/blog//1.249 2008-01-20T16:09:43Z 2008-01-20T16:09:47Z For more than 50 years, Geoffrey Hill has written a pinch-mouthed, grave-digger’s poetry. His rich and allusive books are normally greeted by praise from critics and bewilderment from readers. [From Living With Ghosts]... RL
For more than 50 years, Geoffrey Hill has written a pinch-mouthed, grave-digger’s poetry. His rich and allusive books are normally greeted by praise from critics and bewilderment from readers.

[From Living With Ghosts]
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