http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/01/the-history-of-art/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/01/the-history-of-art/#comment-2359 Major Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:59:01 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=638#comment-2359 I am in agreement that more writers of color need to write reviews and high criticism. Yet, such an undertaking is not separate from institutions being mindful of providing their readership with a diverse and wide range of voices who represent not only sociological groups but also a range of aesthetics. On this point you are absolutely right, Dwayne: the exclusion cuts across color, gender, and aesthetic lines. I am in agreement that more writers of color need to write reviews and high criticism. Yet, such an undertaking is not separate from institutions being mindful of providing their readership with a diverse and wide range of voices who represent not only sociological groups but also a range of aesthetics. On this point you are absolutely right, Dwayne: the exclusion cuts across color, gender, and aesthetic lines.
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/01/the-history-of-art/#comment-2358 Major Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:14:40 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=638#comment-2358 What can I say Steve? I love the interplay of words & text. (Ceci n'est pas une pipe) As one of our most discerning critics, I am enormously delighted you find the post admirable. What can I say Steve? I love the interplay of words & text. (Ceci n’est pas une pipe)
As one of our most discerning critics, I am enormously delighted you find the post admirable.
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/01/the-history-of-art/#comment-2357 dwayne Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:54:19 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=638#comment-2357 Major, Interesting. I've heard other black writers, Afaa and Elizabeth Alexander come to mind, who argue that black poets should write more reviews and criticism. And it does make sense. Still, I wonder if the lack of black books being rightly acknowledged, understood or what have you means that there need to be more platforms lke Callaloo that focus on the work of writers of color, or there need to be more writers of color pressing to place themselves in positions at the New York Times or the New Yorker or on the staffs of the top ranking universities. Still, it seems that the criticism you make extends across color lines and that most critics (can I really write most critics, probably not) are want not to add younger writers in these conversations because its a general tendency not to want to put yourself out there for a writer who shows potential. Could be the well placed review, the intelligent review, of a little covered author is the first step in appropriating certain arts' place in the mythology of the Western canon dwayne Major,
Interesting. I’ve heard other black writers, Afaa and Elizabeth Alexander come to mind, who argue that black poets should write more reviews and criticism. And it does make sense. Still, I wonder if the lack of black books being rightly acknowledged, understood or what have you means that there need to be more platforms lke Callaloo that focus on the work of writers of color, or there need to be more writers of color pressing to place themselves in positions at the New York Times or the New Yorker or on the staffs of the top ranking universities.
Still, it seems that the criticism you make extends across color lines and that most critics (can I really write most critics, probably not) are want not to add younger writers in these conversations because its a general tendency not to want to put yourself out there for a writer who shows potential.
Could be the well placed review, the intelligent review, of a little covered author is the first step in appropriating certain arts’ place in the mythology of the Western canon
dwayne
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/01/the-history-of-art/#comment-2356 Steve Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:15:38 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=638#comment-2356 I would admire much of what you say above even were it not supported by those images. As it is, I've half a mind to start placing images everywhere myself-- they're like allusions, like embedded quotations, like all the other things we can do to our writings to add layers of resonance-- or of irony. I would admire much of what you say above even were it not supported by those images. As it is, I’ve half a mind to start placing images everywhere myself– they’re like allusions, like embedded quotations, like all the other things we can do to our writings to add layers of resonance– or of irony.
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