From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V5 #255 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, November 15 2005 Volume 05 : Number 255 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] smart kid ["Bradley Skaught" ] Re: [loud-fans] Brendan Benson @ Spaceland [Steve Holtebeck Subject: [loud-fans] smart kid I was browsing a children's book section the other day and I came across a series of illustrated poetry books--each one dedicated to a different poet of esteem with the intent of introducing young kids to classic poetry. Imagine my surprise to find that one of the poets chosen for the children's book series was Wallace Stevens! I have a very hard time imagining elementary school kids really wrapping their heads around "Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock". Stevens is a real hero of mine, probably my favorite poet, but i'm not sure he's the best launching off point for the wonderful world of poetry--even with watercolor illustrations and a glossary ("concupiscent" anyone?) A very odd choice! Speaking of poetry, anyone else read that great New Yorker article last week about John Ashbery? I'm not that familiar with his stuff, but I like what i've read. It's a great article about the artistic process, though, which is something I never tire of reading about! B ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:13:45 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: Steve Holtebeck Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Brendan Benson @ Spaceland From: Douglas Stanley > Otherwise it goes to the first disinterestedly cute girl I find > loitering outside the club. I saw Brendan Benson on Friday night in SF, and there were certainly no shortage of disinterestedly cute girls.. I thought I'd stumbled into a 1975 Bay City Rollers show by mistake. "And everything will be out of sight, when Brendan strums his strat at the Benson Show tonight!" - -Steve ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V5 #255 *******************************