Thursday, August 11, 2005
Be true to your school
I realized today that I, too, am a member of a school of poetry. I may not be the founding member, but I will be the one to name it: The School of Selective Eclecticism (not to be confused with Kasey's "Bland Eclecticism").
The principle is that one should be able to use tools from all the styles and schools of poetry in one's own writing and deploy them as appropriate. Additionally, one shouldn't uniformly support or deride writing from such schools but identify whatever small percent works in any given style/genre/approach. Snarky attacks on individual works are perfectly okay still.
So please, feel free to join the School of Selective Eclecticism. The admission standards are low. Don't tell your parents, but we're kind of a party school.
The principle is that one should be able to use tools from all the styles and schools of poetry in one's own writing and deploy them as appropriate. Additionally, one shouldn't uniformly support or deride writing from such schools but identify whatever small percent works in any given style/genre/approach. Snarky attacks on individual works are perfectly okay still.
So please, feel free to join the School of Selective Eclecticism. The admission standards are low. Don't tell your parents, but we're kind of a party school.
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Please explain snarky attacks. Are these ironic or sincere? Or perhaps drunk? I vote for drunk. Can I join?
Your School's premise seems to be that of good writers for all eternity! Therefore, I refuse to join. ;)
Gina:
The snarky attacks may be ironic or sincere or drunk, or drunk and one of the others too. I just don't want people to think that being in the SoSE means you have to like everything. And also, I like the word "snarky." You are of course welcome to join the School.
C. Dale:
You are probably correct, which is why I couldn't claim to be the founding member. If you reconsider your decision, the School will welcome you. :-)
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The snarky attacks may be ironic or sincere or drunk, or drunk and one of the others too. I just don't want people to think that being in the SoSE means you have to like everything. And also, I like the word "snarky." You are of course welcome to join the School.
C. Dale:
You are probably correct, which is why I couldn't claim to be the founding member. If you reconsider your decision, the School will welcome you. :-)
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