tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982716.post4991747690287779455..comments2023-10-31T11:52:48.235-04:00Comments on The Rhetorical Situation: Pre-Inauguration Assy McGee Award®: Harrogate's Favorite Muckraker Manages to Attack Obama and the Academic Humanities in One Fell Swoopsolonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929873120291212602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982716.post-70539428640711970042009-01-20T13:58:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:58:00.000-05:00Oh for Heaven's sake.It seems that anyone is in a ...Oh for Heaven's sake.<BR/>It seems that anyone is in a tizzy when<BR/>1) poetry speaks too plainly about reality such as the exploitation of an entire race and an entire gender of people,<BR/>2) poetry speaks too obliquely about reality such as the exploitation of an entire race and an entire gender of people.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, then, it is best that we leave the poetry to the poets, no?<BR/>It is indeed no wonder that she won an NEH. I know that my interest in Elizabeth Alexander is peaked thanks to the beautiful and moving poem she shared with us on this momentous occasion, reminding us of America's sometimes bloody, sometimes painful, sometimes exclusive past, as we look forward to the next chapter in our nation. As we remember the past to avoid repeating it in the future.<BR/>But what do I know? I'm a PhD that sips lattes while reading avant-garde art...<BR/>Ciao,<BR/>Amy (Dr. Reads)Amy Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571924705714110971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31982716.post-82265551298017622502009-01-20T09:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:52:00.000-05:00What exactly does he keep drinking that, at every ...What exactly does he keep drinking that, at every mention of the female genital, he has a mouthful of something to "spit take"? Pea soup? Hot ham water? What ever the opposite of a latte is?<BR/><BR/>When I look for commentary on the state of the arts, I like Bozell, go straight to Investor's Business Daily. Sometimes, their critical eye on mainstream poetry for the people is so apt, I spray pea soup all over. <BR/><BR/>They, like I, like Bozell, know that if it ever mentions the crotches of slaves, all you can do is open your mouth wide and let the hot pea soup roll run down your chin and drip, like hot candle wax down your tie to puddle on your lap.<BR/><BR/>How dare slaves have had pudendas? That makes Bozell want to drink pickle water and spit it back out.The Roof Almightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08260741198333694048noreply@blogger.com