tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526999.post8246703755174056407..comments2024-03-11T10:58:12.208-04:00Comments on rob mclennan's blog: 12 or 20 (small press) questions: Brian Clements on Firewheel Editions/sentence magazinerob mclennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07958889643637765864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526999.post-69348488612637836152010-07-27T07:32:12.898-04:002010-07-27T07:32:12.898-04:00Good questions, good answers. I've been arguin...Good questions, good answers. I've been arguing the case at readings and in my web log—I'm a retired newspaper editor—that poetry is the real news in our culture. It is in fact our frontier, and what passes for news is often distraction. We posit the wrong heroes in our society. Our real heroes often sleep in cardboard boxes or confront their end in nursing homes—or write and publish poetry. So, good for you, Mr. McLennan, and good for Firewheel.<br />—Djelloul Marbrook\djelloul marbrookhttp://djelloulmarbrook.comnoreply@blogger.com