tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post111923036742362305..comments2023-11-05T01:31:14.049-08:00Comments on ASTHMABOY: Losing in front of my hometownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1157404851928931962006-09-04T14:20:00.000-07:002006-09-04T14:20:00.000-07:00Well done!http://eielmsla.com/jnpp/sknv.html | htt...Well done!<BR/>http://eielmsla.com/jnpp/sknv.html | http://dfthnyax.com/oxle/boyj.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1157404668841918042006-09-04T14:17:00.001-07:002006-09-04T14:17:00.001-07:00Great work!My homepage | Please visitGreat work!<BR/><A HREF="http://eielmsla.com/jnpp/sknv.html" REL="nofollow">My homepage</A> | <A HREF="http://okulezxr.com/vnos/gtcg.html" REL="nofollow">Please visit</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1157404666097646752006-09-04T14:17:00.000-07:002006-09-04T14:17:00.000-07:00Great work![url=http://eielmsla.com/jnpp/sknv.html...Great work!<BR/>[url=http://eielmsla.com/jnpp/sknv.html]My homepage[/url] | [url=http://suuijheb.com/gdap/xmob.html]Cool site[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1120496104730975712005-07-04T09:55:00.000-07:002005-07-04T09:55:00.000-07:00woah! you should probably email me.jonfiorentino [...woah! you should probably email me.<BR/><BR/>jonfiorentino [at] yahoo [dot] caJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1120458377431443522005-07-03T23:26:00.000-07:002005-07-03T23:26:00.000-07:00at least you get published, buddy. i'm STILL waiti...at least you get published, buddy. i'm STILL waiting for my polite rejection letter from yr. post-prairie anthology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1120257537959611412005-07-01T15:38:00.000-07:002005-07-01T15:38:00.000-07:00dear curious,What a mean-spirited question. Althou...dear curious,<BR/><BR/>What a mean-spirited question. Although I will answer it. I don't know 7 out of 11 people who have reviewed my book although I have met a few of them briefly. The 4 people I know well who decided to review my book are professionals and I respect their professionalism. If they hated my book they would have written negative reviews. <BR/><BR/>The names of the reviewers are no secret. They are all over the internet. And a few are on my press page. I'm more interested in why you didn't make YOUR name known.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1120255368039087932005-07-01T15:02:00.000-07:002005-07-01T15:02:00.000-07:00Are you kidding me?Well, I for one am not sure who...Are you kidding me?<BR/><BR/>Well, I for one am not sure who Jon knows or doesn't know, but with a comment like that, Curious, you're not only calling into question JPF's motives, but the credibility of the reviewers contained in the Danforth Review (a fine writer and critic who shall remain nameless; I'll leave it up to anyone interested enough to connect the dots), the Montreal Review of Books, Hour, Now, etc.<BR/><BR/>Seeing as you're the suspicious type, let it be known that I met Jon briefly (a handshake and a hello) at the Montreal Small Press Book fair in the fall.<BR/><BR/>What you fail to consider, Curious, is that a few pages into Jon's website, the reviews from which the pulls were born are contained in full, complete with author's name, publication, date, et al. but lacking, much to your chagrin, I imagine, Venn Diagrams or flowcharts revealing the relationships of critic to author.<BR/><BR/>Were you to make a charge like that against any poet in Canada, your suspicions would likely be raised; the community just ain't that big: all poetry and criticism in Canada is grown hydroponically. <BR/><BR/>Canada's always been known for the strength of its hydro-grown verse. I suggest sampling the world famous stuff from the Left Coast.Daniel Sendeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579553457908884437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1120213220981826222005-07-01T03:20:00.000-07:002005-07-01T03:20:00.000-07:00i'm curious, jpf, how many of your rave reviews ca...i'm curious, jpf, how many of your rave reviews came from people that you don't know personally? honestly? is this why you don't cite the reviewers on your website, just the mags they publish in? what's a critical consensus worth if it's grown hydroponically?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119850372568033742005-06-26T22:32:00.000-07:002005-06-26T22:32:00.000-07:00well, as long as he has bad hair, i can feel bette...well, as long as he has bad hair, i can feel better about all of this.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119828631201649662005-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:002005-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:00Morley Walker has been a lame-duck, drab, and spir...Morley Walker has been a lame-duck, drab, and spiritless columnist for decades. He is cultural dead-weight. An enemy of the arts. His hair is bad and he is eminently out of touch with any serious artistic scene. A bad review from him is good news.Rob Buddehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194044084965758225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119716090744753572005-06-25T09:14:00.000-07:002005-06-25T09:14:00.000-07:00Hi Daniel,All this papal talk is making me hungry....Hi Daniel,<BR/><BR/>All this papal talk is making me hungry. I'm in Cape Cod with my wife and daughter. It's the only way to get over a bad review.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119636872691450672005-06-24T11:14:00.000-07:002005-06-24T11:14:00.000-07:00Uh oh, has Jon Paul just declared himself infallib...Uh oh, has Jon Paul just declared himself infallible? :)<BR/><BR/>I saw the white smoke rising from the slope of Mount Royal but being Sunday I thought it was just the tamtams lightin' up.<BR/><BR/>What would you choose as a papal name -- seeing as you wouldn't want to be living in the shadow of other famous JP Popes.Daniel Sendeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579553457908884437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119629043070632192005-06-24T09:04:00.000-07:002005-06-24T09:04:00.000-07:00Hi anonymous,I'm in Cape Cod with my beautiful wif...Hi anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I'm in Cape Cod with my beautiful wife and daughter. I'm a lucky dude. I prefer "comedic fiction" to "comic fiction" because "comic fiction" implies graphic novels. <BR/><BR/>I'm very glad that you've designated me the new pope though. This gives me special new powers. Pope powers. I will never get beaten again. Unless I want it.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119572279420981642005-06-23T17:17:00.000-07:002005-06-23T17:17:00.000-07:00JP is new the Pope of comic fiction. Uh, I am not...JP is new the Pope of comic fiction. <BR/>Uh, I am not sure who the old one was but J.P. sounds kinda popy.<BR/><BR/>I loved the book. You must have been beaten by your peers. Alot. But the book is better for your torment. Many thanks for the laughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119367933847690382005-06-21T08:32:00.000-07:002005-06-21T08:32:00.000-07:00try explaining this to subway though.try explaining this to subway though.Jonathan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658778404579677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119367919571655372005-06-21T08:31:00.000-07:002005-06-21T08:31:00.000-07:00thanks jon. i like to think that my opinion is wor...thanks jon. i like to think that my opinion is worth at least a bag of chips or a free sandwich.Jonathan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658778404579677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119359392515357832005-06-21T06:09:00.000-07:002005-06-21T06:09:00.000-07:00Thanks!If only I could take Winnie Freep out to Ll...Thanks!<BR/><BR/>If only I could take Winnie Freep out to Lloydminster. I'll have to settle for Chicoutimi.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119338246602062642005-06-21T00:17:00.000-07:002005-06-21T00:17:00.000-07:00Obviously, this man has never made sweet love to a...Obviously, this man has never made sweet love to a Hoover. Perhaps they came before his time. So fuck the WFP. I'm enjoying the book - funny, true, and uniquely structured. <BR/><BR/>When the Calgary Herald eviscerated my own book, I burned a copy of their paper in a wheat field near Lloydminister. It was cleansing. I suggest you try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119314805121429072005-06-20T17:46:00.000-07:002005-06-20T17:46:00.000-07:00Hey jonathan,thanks for your note. your opinion is...Hey jonathan,<BR/><BR/>thanks for your note. your opinion is worth so much more than that walker guy's anyway.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984678843354253974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093112.post-1119283476499704762005-06-20T09:04:00.000-07:002005-06-20T09:04:00.000-07:00i haven't read morley's review of Asthmatica yet, ...i haven't read morley's review of <I>Asthmatica</I> yet, but i understand the frustration of people who fail to see the difference between fiction and autobiography (though i would argue that autobiography is just a more earnest form of fiction). though i haven't published much at all, reactions from my stuff in journals and from unpublished stuff has been largely positive though still frustrating because people invariably completely fail to see the distinction and often assume i am not only talking about myself, but about them as well. sigh. i suppose it is the curse of the writer to be regarded as a suspicious and perhaps psychotic thief of life experience. <BR/><BR/>i don't know if it's possible to be liberated from feeling bad about bad reviews inasmuch as it seems so much like bad reviews miss the point. when people report to me that they hate something i wrote or my band's music or whatever, i don't really care (everyone's got different tastes, and can't be expected to like everything -- it doesn't even bother me when my girlfriend doesn't like my stuff). however, the thing that really gets me angry is when people simply refuse to engage with your work or wilfully or meanspiritedly misunderstand or confuse your intentions. so many reviewers refuse to engage with art works on a case-by-case basis, judging them instead by comparisons to other works (often ones with which they share no actual similarities, only ones imagined by the reviewer in his or her most ignorant moments) or judge new work by the standards of past work, which can be very frustrating for the artist who is trying out new things. <BR/><BR/>anyway, speaking as a Winnipegger who loved the book, i'm sure that a few unkind words from mr walker won't do much to discourage 'peggers from checking it out and drawing their own conclusions.Jonathan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658778404579677051noreply@blogger.com