A Sample of Cornell's Poetry (1)
For the most part I don’t like the verse in Cornell’s free literary magazines. Too much self-indulgent free verse raping syntax, with a stylistic choice limited to neo-Surrealism or the sort of Realism that dwells on the dirty and unpleasant (in Spanish this is called “Dirty Realism”). I don’t mean that I dislike those styles but that there isn’t enough originality. Sometimes, when the same person gets several poems published in several journals, and I can read them together, they sound a little bit personal, in the sense that the poet has his or her own voice. That rarely happens.
OK, now that I have bashed the next generation of poets I’ll sing the praises of Noah Grossman, who has a few poems that I do like. Especially this one, from a year-old issue of Rainy Day, the undergrads-only literary magazine.
TO DO
lower standards
split infinitives
forget manners
be more submissive
skip my vegetables
read in the dark
say never
call my ex and apologize
for being reasonable.
One of the things I love about it is that I can’t figure out if it is being defeatist or sarcastic. heh.
OK, now that I have bashed the next generation of poets I’ll sing the praises of Noah Grossman, who has a few poems that I do like. Especially this one, from a year-old issue of Rainy Day, the undergrads-only literary magazine.
TO DO
lower standards
split infinitives
forget manners
be more submissive
skip my vegetables
read in the dark
say never
call my ex and apologize
for being reasonable.
One of the things I love about it is that I can’t figure out if it is being defeatist or sarcastic. heh.