Saturday, February 11, 2006

 

Best of poetry online etc.


Thought of the evening: why is it that HR professionals don't seem to have learned anything from the thousands of resumes they've seen?

"Bill Fowler’s Pointer Hears a Voice" by Daniel Anderson (The Cincinnati Review)
"Betty" by Jennifer Michael Hecht (H_NGM_N)

# posted by Steven D. Schroeder @ 12:47 AM
Comments:
I love the Anderson one, but I'm missing something about Betty, I think.
# posted by Anonymous A. J. Patrick Liszkiewicz : February 11, 2006 4:01 PM
 
"Betty" made me chuckle twice, and there was something inexpressibly poignant about the grasshopper finding out the drink wasn't as much about her as she might have thought. For a short poem, for me, that's outstanding.
# posted by Blogger Steven D. Schroeder : February 11, 2006 6:24 PM
 
I definitely agree about the chuckles and the poignancy. But what's going on at the end there? It's good; just lost me is all.
# posted by Blogger A. J. Patrick Liszkiewicz : February 11, 2006 9:14 PM
 
steve—
could you elaborate on the HR thing?

HR professionals are a complete mystery to me—considering the types of people i've seen hired readily vs. those struggling to find employment.
# posted by Blogger A. D. : February 13, 2006 9:51 AM
 
got it. never mind.
# posted by Blogger A. D. : February 13, 2006 3:07 PM
 
Actually, I'll try to elaborate this evening or tomorrow in an actual post, A.D.
# posted by Blogger Steven D. Schroeder : February 13, 2006 5:11 PM
 
Hecht is such a great new voice. Really a joy to read--she's smart as a whip!
# posted by Blogger Julie : February 13, 2006 6:31 PM
 
Daniel Anderson is one of my mentors in the MFA program at Murray State. Nice to see him getting some notice here. I love that poem.
# posted by Blogger Pamela : February 18, 2006 9:21 AM
 
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