Only one. And that one is Alan Cordle, tireless crusader rabbit of the poetry world (a librarian who started what promised to be a worthwhile poetry site called "Foetry" a few years back, and, well, wasn't). Cordle (or, as I like to call him, Alan Curdle) has been sending me occasional emails threatening to "expose" me for taking on an alias to try and talk sense into some of the participants there, last year, I think. Hmm. Funny how he seems offended by the idea that I spoke through a sockpuppet on Foetry. I wonder where I got the idea that was the way to do things there? And why is he suddenly fixated on me? I have no idea. Sir Alan of Bluehole, one might begin to see that as a form of harrassment you know. I've also received your complaint that your wife's book of poetry is being ignored. I wonder why. It must be a conspiracy of silence! Or, maybe it's one of the vast majority of poetry books that go unnoticed, unread and unreviewed. So, Alan Curdle, to help your situation, and to make sure your wife gets the attention she deserves, I've requested that her book be mailed to me asap for possible review. Not promising anything, of course, except absolute honesty if I decide to review it.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
How many a*holes does it take to fill a bluehole?
Only one. And that one is Alan Cordle, tireless crusader rabbit of the poetry world (a librarian who started what promised to be a worthwhile poetry site called "Foetry" a few years back, and, well, wasn't). Cordle (or, as I like to call him, Alan Curdle) has been sending me occasional emails threatening to "expose" me for taking on an alias to try and talk sense into some of the participants there, last year, I think. Hmm. Funny how he seems offended by the idea that I spoke through a sockpuppet on Foetry. I wonder where I got the idea that was the way to do things there? And why is he suddenly fixated on me? I have no idea. Sir Alan of Bluehole, one might begin to see that as a form of harrassment you know. I've also received your complaint that your wife's book of poetry is being ignored. I wonder why. It must be a conspiracy of silence! Or, maybe it's one of the vast majority of poetry books that go unnoticed, unread and unreviewed. So, Alan Curdle, to help your situation, and to make sure your wife gets the attention she deserves, I've requested that her book be mailed to me asap for possible review. Not promising anything, of course, except absolute honesty if I decide to review it.
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Dear Joan
Thanks for knocking down Alan Curdle(I love that!), though he doesn't deserve the time and energy. Besides all the baseless personal attacks on Foetry (including one about a contest I hadn't even finished judging), he wrote a pseudonymous attack (so much for his crusade for honesty) under the name Alan Bluehole (which sounds so close to another, more appropriate, name) when I wrote a piece about being a blogger on the National Book Critics Circle's Critical Mass blog back in February. In the course of attacking me he said that I should "let it go," though I've only mentioned Foetry once or twice in my writings. Funny that he should be telling anyone to let something go, since he is obviously an obsessed little man. He then wrote in under his real name attacking me again (as a corrupt "poetry insider") and complaining of having been censored. He also posted the attack on his own (pseudonymous) blog, which didn't allow comments. I guess it's okay if he censors people.
What a total ass.
peace and poetry,
Reginald
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