Comments on: Europe: Don’t Look Away, 16 New German Poets
 (Burning Deck) & New European Poets
 (Graywolf) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/11/europe-dont-look-away-16-new-german-poets%e2%80%a8-burning-deck-new-european-poets%e2%80%a8-graywolf/ A blog from the Poetry Foundation where contemporary poets debate classic and contemporary poetry from America and around the world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lucas http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/11/europe-dont-look-away-16-new-german-poets%e2%80%a8-burning-deck-new-european-poets%e2%80%a8-graywolf/#comment-6186 Lucas Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:25:32 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=1170#comment-6186 The post was interesting. The follow-up quibble, disinteresting. The post was interesting. The follow-up quibble, disinteresting.

]]> By: "noah freed" http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/11/europe-dont-look-away-16-new-german-poets%e2%80%a8-burning-deck-new-european-poets%e2%80%a8-graywolf/#comment-6185 "noah freed" Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:49:34 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=1170#comment-6185 Chomsky often uses this dispute as an example of the idiocy of prescriptivism. The words have been regarded (& what's truly important, <i>used</i>) interchangeably for centuries (the OED cites John Donne making the same putative solecism Andrea tsks Forrest for). Give it a rest. I speak, of course, as a disinterested observer. Chomsky often uses this dispute as an example of the idiocy of prescriptivism. The words have been regarded (& what’s truly important, used) interchangeably for centuries (the OED cites John Donne making the same putative solecism Andrea tsks Forrest for). Give it a rest.
I speak, of course, as a disinterested observer.

]]> By: Forrest Gander http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/11/europe-dont-look-away-16-new-german-poets%e2%80%a8-burning-deck-new-european-poets%e2%80%a8-graywolf/#comment-6184 Forrest Gander Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:30:12 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=1170#comment-6184 Andrea-- not quite sure what you mean, but am guessing. Disinterest as in "absence of interest, unconcern"-- OED. Andrea– not quite sure what you mean, but am guessing. Disinterest as in “absence of interest, unconcern”– OED.

]]> By: andrea http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/11/europe-dont-look-away-16-new-german-poets%e2%80%a8-burning-deck-new-european-poets%e2%80%a8-graywolf/#comment-6183 andrea Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:54:04 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=1170#comment-6183 "...<i>disinterested</i> in translations"? Oh Forrest, how could you? “…disinterested in translations”? Oh Forrest, how could you?

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