tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post113314110318061278..comments2023-12-03T03:43:26.162-05:00Comments on Out of the Woodwork: COMMUNITY, ROBERT BLY, ETC.Brian Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-1135901114134840122005-12-29T19:05:00.000-05:002005-12-29T19:05:00.000-05:00Thanks very much for dropping by, Steven! I sense...Thanks very much for dropping by, Steven! I sensed that too about Eratosphere -- and from the flowery font and quills (are there quills? that logo looks like it was drawn by one) some rather, let's say, precious assumptions about poetry that go with. What are other acceptable poetry forums in your experience?Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-1135888571564113952005-12-29T15:36:00.000-05:002005-12-29T15:36:00.000-05:00Eratosphere is *very* slanted to the metrical, so ...Eratosphere is *very* slanted to the metrical, so be careful if that's not your thing. On the other hand, the discussion there is as deep and rigorous as at any online board. I'm a bit tired of the whole poetry forum thing myself, but that's one of the more acceptable ones to visit.Steven D. Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485188072556490050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-1135870009741067932005-12-29T10:26:00.000-05:002005-12-29T10:26:00.000-05:00Good for you -- but I don't think the consensus is...Good for you -- but I don't think the consensus is as general as you make out.Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-1135865418986676622005-12-29T09:10:00.000-05:002005-12-29T09:10:00.000-05:00Why do you admire Bly's translations? He is gener...Why do you admire Bly's translations? He is generally considered a horrible translator, something I have verified with his translations from the Spanish.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com