<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post1753714241047749987..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>38</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-912447465242823934</id><published>2007-06-11T00:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-11T00:08:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>So far I&#39;ve gotten more from yourlinks than from y...</title><summary type='text'>So far I&#39;ve gotten more from your&lt;BR/&gt;links than from your lists.&lt;BR/&gt;-&lt;BR/&gt;Recently I requested &lt;BR/&gt;The Age of Huts (compleat)&lt;BR/&gt;from a library here in Springfield,&lt;BR/&gt;MO; and they bought a copy. Have&lt;BR/&gt;been reading it slowly.  Am only &lt;BR/&gt;to page 90. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Brian Salchert</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/912447465242823934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/912447465242823934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181534880000#c912447465242823934' title=''/><author><name>Brian</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11649691450577647656</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1297934363"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 11, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4916884312396095756</id><published>2007-06-10T08:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-10T08:45:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I love the lists, too.</title><summary type='text'>I love the lists, too.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/4916884312396095756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/4916884312396095756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181479500000#c4916884312396095756' title=''/><author><name>zs</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06641324510728404231</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1246900855"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8270466995489589189</id><published>2007-06-10T03:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-10T03:02:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ron, you have become a brand name.Other than that ...</title><summary type='text'>Ron, you have become a brand name.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Other than that I agree with everything everyone else said on this topic especially those who argue that you are being manipulated by marketing gurus like yourself.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8270466995489589189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8270466995489589189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181458920000#c8270466995489589189' title=''/><author><name>Townes</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02862037528814849045</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1035583519"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8279244050083400774</id><published>2007-06-09T09:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-09T09:09:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I love the lists.</title><summary type='text'>I love the lists.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8279244050083400774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8279244050083400774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181394540000#c8279244050083400774' title=''/><author><name>Mom</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15931457867406555423</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-547270347"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 09, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2985815577564453101</id><published>2007-06-09T08:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-09T08:56:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I am alwasy interested in finding new poets, but d...</title><summary type='text'>I am alwasy interested in finding new poets, but do not know who to read because I do not have a sample of their work.  So the lists are helpful.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2985815577564453101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2985815577564453101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181393760000#c2985815577564453101' title=''/><author><name>The Cubicle Reverend</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/07698802395603296603</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2612/1188/1600/Feb16%20016.0.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1565099610"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 09, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4584481478318145260</id><published>2007-06-09T01:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-09T01:56:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hell, you must be inundated with all this stuff. M...</title><summary type='text'>Hell, you must be inundated with all this stuff. My wife (I promise you) has begun to worry about you--your life and family, your poetry, your sleep. As a poet and publisher, I send you stuff for you to look at, if it interests you to read and hopefully to comment on. Otherwise, lists don&#39;t help me (as reader &amp; poet &amp; publisher) unless there&#39;s some sort of critical information (I used to love the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/4584481478318145260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/4584481478318145260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181368560000#c4584481478318145260' title=''/><author><name>Bobby Byrd</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17990783036661848472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1846872364"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 09, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2798573482734603059</id><published>2007-06-09T01:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-09T01:46:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I enjoy the &quot;received&quot; list, if only to remind me ...</title><summary type='text'>I enjoy the &quot;received&quot; list, if only to remind me of writers who have slipped off my radar, or chapbooks that I might not otherwise have seen. I think I&#39;ve zipped over to Pegasus or University Press Books at least once and gotten something based on your list.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;That said: I work at the big Borders on Union Square in SF, and would love to host a reading there.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2798573482734603059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2798573482734603059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181367960000#c2798573482734603059' title=''/><author><name>Joseph Zitt</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18392941288132282684</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-2102143121"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 09, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7793792974543655069</id><published>2007-06-08T22:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T22:43:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Maybe I&#39;ll have to pay more attention to those lis...</title><summary type='text'>Maybe I&#39;ll have to pay more attention to those lists.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7793792974543655069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7793792974543655069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181356980000#c7793792974543655069' title=''/><author><name>Robin</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15073960668480704066</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1292981653"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1611430731428749824</id><published>2007-06-08T22:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T22:40:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I just figure most of them haven&#39;t been read yet, ...</title><summary type='text'>I just figure most of them haven&#39;t been read yet, and may not be for some time. So it&#39;s no wonder they don&#39;t get (immediately) reviewed, rated, etc.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I also figured, Ron, that you enjoyed making the lists. Do you ask the question because you don&#39;t?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I find the concision of individuals&#39; lists helpful. I do browse SPD regularly, but there&#39;s a lot there, so I&#39;m usually already </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/1611430731428749824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/1611430731428749824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181356800000#c1611430731428749824' title=''/><author><name>andy gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.princemyshkins.com/images/yeller.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1035116003561284193</id><published>2007-06-08T18:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T18:00:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I like the lists.  In some sense they replace the ...</title><summary type='text'>I like the lists.  In some sense they replace the Laurable poetry weblog that is no longer current.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Tom King</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/1035116003561284193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/1035116003561284193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181340000000#c1035116003561284193' title=''/><author><name>Tom</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14211378281642641041</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1642046747"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-9170307945914036396</id><published>2007-06-08T17:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T17:52:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Re: more than one East Bay reading, it actually wo...</title><summary type='text'>Re: more than one East Bay reading, it actually wouldn&#39;t hurt to do another reading somewhere generally accessible to us SF and East Bay poet folk, because Mills readings take place most often at around 5 or 5:30 pm, making it very difficult for non-Mills working people to get there.  So something at Moe&#39;s or Pegasus or (depending on how far along they are in putting together their fall schedule)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/9170307945914036396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/9170307945914036396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181339520000#c9170307945914036396' title=''/><author><name>Michael</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09405196878728306645</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1034772514"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5999273848514931154</id><published>2007-06-08T17:25:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T17:25:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>If you want a real backlash, write capsule reviews...</title><summary type='text'>If you want a real backlash, write capsule reviews instead of just listing the books.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5999273848514931154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5999273848514931154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181337900000#c5999273848514931154' title=''/><author><name>Ian Keenan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16596558654735506132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1591342472"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6443489607657996222</id><published>2007-06-08T16:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T16:58:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I find the lists helpful.  I was excited to find o...</title><summary type='text'>I find the lists helpful.  I was excited to find out that there&#39;s an anthology of collaborative American poetry that just came out!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/6443489607657996222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/6443489607657996222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181336280000#c6443489607657996222' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1232631417"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3545986798357409761</id><published>2007-06-08T15:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T15:41:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is slightly self-serving since I work for SPD...</title><summary type='text'>This is slightly self-serving since I work for SPD, but for any folks who REALLY like lists of new poetry books make sure you sign up to the SPD newsletter (&quot;SPD Recommends&quot;), which you can do in the upper left hand corner of www.spdbooks.org.  Of course that&#39;ll only cover small press books, not university press or larger press material where much worthwhile stuff also appears, so I&#39;d also </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/3545986798357409761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/3545986798357409761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181331660000#c3545986798357409761' title=''/><author><name>Brent Cunningham</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15120606584372602345</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://www.spdbooks.org/photo2.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1935263046"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5021598472694166102</id><published>2007-06-08T15:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T15:02:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I would like to have the price, the number of page...</title><summary type='text'>I would like to have the price, the number of pages, a brief critical comment (one sentence), and an exact address if not an email address.  I need to know something about the production quality of the book or chapbook, and something about the literary quality, as well as quantity.  As it is, I wouldn&#39;t know what I was getting or even how to get it, in many cases.  So to me it&#39;s just kind of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5021598472694166102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5021598472694166102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181329320000#c5021598472694166102' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7269881463169482029</id><published>2007-06-08T15:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T15:01:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I dig the lists.I think -- wow, whatta lotta books...</title><summary type='text'>I dig the lists.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I think -- wow, whatta lotta books!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It&#39;s like you&#39;re the review section of &quot;Poetry&quot; magazine, circa 1965.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;If you don&#39;t mind doing it, I enjoy seeing it.  I went and asked for an Antin book based on your list.  But I had to special order the book, so I passed.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7269881463169482029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7269881463169482029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181329260000#c7269881463169482029' title=''/><author><name>John</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/07000424514491809383</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1712146185"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8163960374305604591</id><published>2007-06-08T14:05:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T14:05:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s interesting to note someone has discovered yo...</title><summary type='text'>It&#39;s interesting to note someone has discovered you don&#39;t review books you link to reviews of.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Hmm.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I think, Ron, you should review more books you don&#39;t like.  Negative commentary is a much better platform to make assertions from.  Also, it generates more interest. In addition, I think constantly confronting work that goes against your grain is likely to cause you to challenge</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8163960374305604591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8163960374305604591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181325900000#c8163960374305604591' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2066959786990380365</id><published>2007-06-08T13:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T13:48:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ah... I don&#39;t get the SPD newsletter (or anything ...</title><summary type='text'>Ah... I don&#39;t get the SPD newsletter (or anything else that lists like this) so for me lists like these on blogs are important resources.  Also last week it was good to hear that Chris Alexander and Kristen Gallagher were still producing things.  Like a terse alumni newsletter.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I second Steve&#39;s question: where do you put all this stuff?  Maybe next, a list of ways to organize a library </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2066959786990380365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/2066959786990380365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181324880000#c2066959786990380365' title=''/><author><name>Jessica Smith</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04717874657318262267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/464838210_bb770cb045_o.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1614957257"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8759676262125140067</id><published>2007-06-08T13:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T13:37:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The list is always nice, but the SPD newsletter te...</title><summary type='text'>The list is always nice, but the SPD newsletter tends to be more extensive. At least on the poetry books. On the other hand, the list of critical works you have received is probably more interesting.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8759676262125140067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/8759676262125140067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181324220000#c8759676262125140067' title=''/><author><name>François</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06559138766982217784</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/360749881_43aef0cb9e_b.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1777839896"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7372487441521081311</id><published>2007-06-08T13:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T13:27:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>i think they&#39;re useful. as you know, susana, rob a...</title><summary type='text'>i think they&#39;re useful. as you know, &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://micawberesque.blogspot.com/&quot; REL=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;susana&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.robmclennan.blogspot.com/&quot; REL=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rob&lt;/A&gt; and i have been keeping similar lists on our blogs for some time.  It is easier to mention books received than to review books (I don&#39;t know how you find the time to do that so often), but it actually seems to serve </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7372487441521081311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7372487441521081311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181323620000#c7372487441521081311' title=''/><author><name>Jessica Smith</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04717874657318262267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/464838210_bb770cb045_o.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1614957257"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5989587588745659413</id><published>2007-06-08T13:05:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T13:05:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>i think the lists are funny.</title><summary type='text'>i think the lists are funny.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5989587588745659413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/5989587588745659413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181322300000#c5989587588745659413' title=''/><author><name>Logan Ryan Smith</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/03267444929810505425</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/268683361_2c79cd9aab.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-790052993"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7548816228270036458</id><published>2007-06-08T12:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T12:40:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I gotta go against the concensus and say that i do...</title><summary type='text'>I gotta go against the concensus and say that i don&#39;t find the lists interesting or informative, and i never read them.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7548816228270036458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7548816228270036458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181320800000#c7548816228270036458' title=''/><author><name>Kevin Doran</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08640770705948611352</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-405491431"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3935139910935666927</id><published>2007-06-08T12:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T12:39:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The lists are interesting. There&#39;s the possibility...</title><summary type='text'>The lists are interesting. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;There&#39;s the possibility of being alerted to something new.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;There&#39;s also the fascination of where you put all the printed material you receive.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Counting the stuff you put in the attic, and the stuff you have in piles, how many feet of books do you have?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Do you routinely sell books?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/3935139910935666927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/3935139910935666927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181320740000#c3935139910935666927' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7023438053223789849</id><published>2007-06-08T12:21:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T12:21:00.001-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I have yet to see a book on the ‘works received’ t...</title><summary type='text'>I have yet to see a book on the ‘works received’ that has been reviewed later, so I am guessing that being on that list means you have decided not to review it.  It is useful to see what books are out but usually when I see ‘works received’ I think ‘no essay today,’ but no one expects you to write five ten-paragraph paradigm-shifters a week.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;‘Works received’ is preferable to links that</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7023438053223789849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7023438053223789849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181319660001#c7023438053223789849' title=''/><author><name>Ian Keenan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16596558654735506132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1591342472"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7294943076926035179</id><published>2007-06-08T12:21:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T12:21:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Just got the Harryman yesterday. The holy cow and ...</title><summary type='text'>Just got the Harryman yesterday. The holy cow and I are excited. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It&#39;s always interesting to know what any writer I like is reading... or isn&#39;t reading yet. New books are news. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Moo. Amen.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7294943076926035179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1753714241047749987/comments/default/7294943076926035179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html?showComment=1181319660000#c7294943076926035179' title=''/><author><name>andy gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.princemyshkins.com/images/yeller.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/06/couple-of-quick-questions-today.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1753714241047749987' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1753714241047749987' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="June 08, 2007"/></entry></feed>