On the badness of SF poetry

[samhenderson]

On the Amazing Stories Blog, Paul Cook’s posted an entry titled Why Science Fiction Poetry is Embarrassingly Bad, which (predictably, given the title) fairly critical of Science Fiction poetry as a genre. There’s lot to be critical about much SF poetry*, certs, but what’s problematic about his essay is that, as he says, he’s looking at SF poetry in

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[samhenderson]

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[ext_1304232]

Very interesting response to the post

[samhenderson]

"Who is embarrassed" is a good point - snarkily, I think the Paul Cook should be for a) posting on a subject he obviously has little knowledge of and more so b) continuing on his path when so many other sources have been pointed out to him.

[wendigomountain]

I think we should note too that he only picks on SF poets, not fantasy poets. Which is probably a good thing, considering he would have to formulate an argument against Coleridge, Yeats, Blake, Shelly, Wordsworth, Wollinstoncraft, and any other Romantic poet that put the supernatural or fantastical into verse.

At least he didn't talk about how great e.e. cummings was. I cannot stand that stuff.

[samhenderson]

(not even buffalo bill's defunct?)

[wendigomountain]

one two three four five...god how I hate that poem...

[lingster1]

What a bunch of pretentious twaddle! The comments were much better. I hope Paul takes the hing and checks out a few of the links.

[samhenderson]

Well, he won't, but it's one of those posts that's valuable because of the conversation engendered, even if he's not engaging in that conversation.

[bondo_ba]

How nice to be watching a tempest from the sidelines for once, LOL!

[samhenderson]

LOL indeed!