Comments on: Day 7: Denver http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/ The Poetry Bus Tour is a 50 day 50 city bus tour with poetry from over 200 poets sponsored by Wave Books. We proudly present video & audio podcast from the road. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:53:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jon http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/comment-page-1/#comment-67 jon Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:31:49 +0000 http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/#comment-67 heather, i think you need to read the post again, because it seems to me that he is not scoffing at all— in fact he calls it "great journalism" what he does seem to be saying is that he is afraid of how the bus, and more importantly poets, will look to the media and the public at large. I like that Travis isn't just glowing about everything, because that would be insincere, and his sincerity it part of what I like so much about the blog. He is asking some serious questions and they are questions that I think are worth asking. I'm glad he wrote it. heather, i think you need to read the post again, because it seems to me that he is not scoffing at all— in fact he calls it “great journalism” what he does seem to be saying is that he is afraid of how the bus, and more importantly poets, will look to the media and the public at large.

I like that Travis isn’t just glowing about everything, because that would be insincere, and his sincerity it part of what I like so much about the blog. He is asking some serious questions and they are questions that I think are worth asking. I’m glad he wrote it.

]]> By: Heather http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Heather Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:09:19 +0000 http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/#comment-66 I attended the Denver show and I must say, any media attention is a good thing. You don't realize how many of us unknown and unpublished poets try hard to get noticed and yet you scoff at the attention for your bus tour being filmed for PBS (a company I find that is also respectful). If I were in your position, I would be really happy and feel a sense of accomplishment instead of brooding about the negativity of the media. Some people just don't realize how lucky and fortunate they are in life. I attended the Denver show and I must say, any media attention is a good thing. You don’t realize how many of us unknown and unpublished poets try hard to get noticed and yet you scoff at the attention for your bus tour being filmed for PBS (a company I find that is also respectful). If I were in your position, I would be really happy and feel a sense of accomplishment instead of brooding about the negativity of the media. Some people just don’t realize how lucky and fortunate they are in life.

]]> By: chrismiller http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/comment-page-1/#comment-61 chrismiller Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:23:19 +0000 http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/#comment-61 love reading along the journey and wish to alltheverything i was following you in a car of my own, and to respond to what you were posting about the televizing of the readings - so much the better! even though i agree tv replaces reality with a warped surface of itself, which is why i dont have a tv, i think it's fantastically important that your tour is gaining media noteriety, especially from the best of the worst, pbs. but the main reason you're on this grandiose tour is that you can spread the hype on poetry just by sheer deliverance, and it can only be helpful if you have heralds arcing the way to your events from all media worlds - and it's not like this is a protest bus that is exposing people to a political rallyshout or fist-swinging-fits, but be an example of life-living, craftship, and celebratory performance & exposure. dance around the indifferents' glaze-eyed heartbeat: the fact that there's a lot of confusion about the tableau-surface of poetry, as you say, is exploitable, but from both sides. keep writing & best bests! love reading along the journey and wish to alltheverything i was following you in a car of my own, and to respond to what you were posting about the televizing of the readings – so much the better! even though i agree tv replaces reality with a warped surface of itself, which is why i dont have a tv, i think it’s fantastically important that your tour is gaining media noteriety, especially from the best of the worst, pbs. but the main reason you’re on this grandiose tour is that you can spread the hype on poetry just by sheer deliverance, and it can only be helpful if you have heralds arcing the way to your events from all media worlds – and it’s not like this is a protest bus that is exposing people to a political rallyshout or fist-swinging-fits, but be an example of life-living, craftship, and celebratory performance & exposure. dance around the indifferents’ glaze-eyed heartbeat: the fact that there’s a lot of confusion about the tableau-surface of poetry, as you say, is exploitable, but from both sides. keep writing & best bests!

]]> By: Kur Brown http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Kur Brown Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.poetrybus.com/09/11/day-7-denver/#comment-57 I'm having a wonderful time tracking you day by day through your photos, videos, descriptions, and recordings. What a fine reading by Erin in Lincoln! Joshua, Matthew, et al, keep up the good work—and keep sending out the news. I’m having a wonderful time tracking you day by day through your photos, videos, descriptions, and recordings. What a fine reading by Erin in Lincoln! Joshua, Matthew, et al, keep up the good work—and keep sending out the news.

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