Comments on: Bad 9-11 poetry: ‘Our American Pride,’ ‘Open Letter to: Our Phantom Foe’ http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Laura Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:22:21 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1476 I can't even read these. I kind of skimmed them. But it just hurts too much, perhaps because I am a writer and I love language, so it feels like these people are personally stomping on my puppy. And then expecting me to cry. And then stomping again, just to make sure. I can’t even read these. I kind of skimmed them. But it just hurts too much, perhaps because I am a writer and I love language, so it feels like these people are personally stomping on my puppy. And then expecting me to cry. And then stomping again, just to make sure.

]]> By: Matt http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Matt Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:18:17 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1406 There is obviously insufficient negative reinforcement to prevent the creation and distribution of bad poetry. I have no problem with Eric doing his small part to correct the situation. There is obviously insufficient negative reinforcement to prevent the creation and distribution of bad poetry. I have no problem with Eric doing his small part to correct the situation.

]]> By: John http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 John Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:06:26 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1395 I don't know. Seems sort of in bad taste to put these forth now. Not because of the subject matter, but just because it sort of seems mean. The poetry is bad to be sure, and the authors did hope it would be published in a public forum, but it wasn't: why bring it back now? Just to mock it? Not sure that's a good reason. Just sayin'. I don’t know. Seems sort of in bad taste to put these forth now. Not because of the subject matter, but just because it sort of seems mean. The poetry is bad to be sure, and the authors did hope it would be published in a public forum, but it wasn’t: why bring it back now? Just to mock it? Not sure that’s a good reason. Just sayin’.

]]> By: marie http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 marie Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:12:26 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1394 I think that "Our Phantom Foe" should be made into a church hymn. I'm sure there's a rousing chorus in there somewhere, like: "Your days on their earth, now, are numbered/ God’s scales have been readied and stored/ To weigh you in judgment, on passing/ When you come cow’ring before the Lord!" I think that “Our Phantom Foe” should be made into a church hymn. I’m sure there’s a rousing chorus in there somewhere, like: “Your days on their earth, now, are numbered/ God’s scales have been readied and stored/ To weigh you in judgment, on passing/ When you come cow’ring before the Lord!”

]]> By: Momma Snider http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Momma Snider Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:43:45 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1387 Don't worry, Card, he's heard worse. Don’t worry, Card, he’s heard worse.

]]> By: card http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 card Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:04:10 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1374 ps That last remark was sarcastic and refering to those awful chain-e-mails. Did it sound like I was saying that to Eric? ps That last remark was sarcastic and refering to those awful chain-e-mails. Did it sound like I was saying that to Eric?

]]> By: card http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 card Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1373 The last one, to me, sounds like it should be a song. The band that performs it should scream a lot. Maybe that's why they send the poems to the newspaper. Maybe they'll be discovered! Or maybe their friend or relative was impressed by the talent and encouraged them to send it in so all could feel the intensity of the poem. At least they're not e-mails that curse you if you don't send them on to at least 10 people, you heartless sinner! The last one, to me, sounds like it should be a song. The band that performs it should scream a lot. Maybe that’s why they send the poems to the newspaper. Maybe they’ll be discovered! Or maybe their friend or relative was impressed by the talent and encouraged them to send it in so all could feel the intensity of the poem.

At least they’re not e-mails that curse you if you don’t send them on to at least 10 people, you heartless sinner!

]]> By: AdamOndi http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 AdamOndi Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:45:19 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1368 These poems all remind me of poetry I wrote under duress in sophomore year of high school. The only reason I have ever written poetry was for assignments in English class. And all of my poems really sucked, because they all felt forced (because they were). Maybe these people felt that 9/11 was their poetry assignment all over again. At any rate, Lowdoggy Dogg is right. What were these people thinking when they sent these into a newspaper? Was there some sort of contest or request for poetry by the newspaper? I don't understand that thought process at all. Tragedy ---> Poetry ---> Send to newspaper. These poems all remind me of poetry I wrote under duress in sophomore year of high school. The only reason I have ever written poetry was for assignments in English class. And all of my poems really sucked, because they all felt forced (because they were). Maybe these people felt that 9/11 was their poetry assignment all over again. At any rate, Lowdoggy Dogg is right. What were these people thinking when they sent these into a newspaper? Was there some sort of contest or request for poetry by the newspaper? I don’t understand that thought process at all. Tragedy —> Poetry —> Send to newspaper.

]]> By: Randy Tayler http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Randy Tayler Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:33:27 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1365 Why does it physically PAIN me to read these? I can't really laugh at them; I'm wincing too hard. Why does it physically PAIN me to read these? I can’t really laugh at them; I’m wincing too hard.

]]> By: Lowdoggy Dogg http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Lowdoggy Dogg Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:50:26 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/10/26/bad-9-11-poetry-our-american-pride-open-letter-to-our-phantom-foe/#comment-1360 The first time Eric published some of these I wasn't all that amused. I thought that the poems were probably heartfelt and expressed some of what we all felt on 9/11. But then it occurred to me that people sent these to a newspaper. To be published! So it doesn't bother me in the least. They should have kept them in their diaries. The first time Eric published some of these I wasn’t all that amused. I thought that the poems were probably heartfelt and expressed some of what we all felt on 9/11.

But then it occurred to me that people sent these to a newspaper. To be published! So it doesn’t bother me in the least. They should have kept them in their diaries.

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