***Переписка с редактором журнала эры Никсона "Семь Звезд", который публиковал Чарльза Буковского.
Hmm. Perhaps I should have kept this "secret"? It sounds as if we are deviants of literature. Actually, the truth is - we're all very old, and miss doing this - it used to be an occurrence all over the planet. There are several groups I've attended here where people come to talk about books - without having read them. That depressed me. So I put together my own group. It's small (3 of us), but we're having a blast. Thank you for the letter! To be honest I am not used to receive anything beyond dry "yes, no, bye" :-) Another sign of my old age. I miss letters. Used to get letters from many great writers & we'd talk about interesting things. The letters old come with their submissions & SASE (you may never have heard of that - people submitted poetry to magazines, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to receive their acceptance/rejection back in). Letters were standard fare with regular submitters. Kimon Friar, Denise Levertov, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nancy Brizendine, Charles Bukowski, Katherne Keller, Will Inman, Spacelady Moonwalk, Simon Perchik, Galway Kinnell, etc etc. All names that probably mean nothing to you, but who grounded me in the fine art of editing. I will read some of your issues, now you got me really curious. Good for you. That used to be standard practice of all poets BEFORE submitting. Of course once the silly "MFA" craze came around no one read magazines they submitted to. In the old days it was the ONLY smart thing to do. Why would anyone submit to a magazine they would later be ashamed to appear in? Of course, there were much fewer magazines, and it was easy (and important) to get to know the editors. If you get extra curious, here's a link to some material from the first magazine I edited on my own: https://amzn.to/3PVaFej . Prior to that I worked as student editor at Poetry Shell and The Reed Magazine. Back atcha & thanks again for finding us. I hope you feel like you're in a community of like-minded folks here. And if that doesn't work out here, I do hope you'll find a community that fully supports all you do. Writing need not be a lonely thing with only "yes, no, bye" responses. How can a writer grow? Of course, I am talking to a writer who has grown, and has self-confidence, so I'm guessing you do have that support in your life already. Good times! -- Hi Rich, You must be a poet yourself. How do I know? My heart starts pumping when I see this text of yours. Please pardon my imprudence, or rather naivety, but I think a poet is told from a non-poet based on some physiological response to text. You first feel the text and only then start thinking about it. If it all. Sometimes it is entirely intuitive :-). Please pardon my probable grammatical mistakes. I write badly. On the verge of being illiterate... I would be happy to exchange letters with you occasionally. I am very busy. But I could find some time. Charles Bukowski?? You knew Charles Bukowski, Richard??? This is amazing! This is the only name I could recognize (please refer to my earlier mention of illiteracy), but I know that he is very famous! Heavily translated by some of my Russian speaking acquaintances from English to Russian, and well respected poet! Oh my God! I have to pause there... Really? You edited Charles Bukowski's writing? Please tell me more. If that is not much of a nuisance of course. I am sorry for not responding yesterday like I promised. A war erupted in the Middle East, and some of my family lives there. I am worried. I don't like wars. I orbit almost entirely within a circle of myself. I have a few Russian poets with whom I communicate on a daily basis. I wish I could meet others! I wish I would be closer physically to people who breathe poetry. I know nobody here... In Boston. I need to go now, Rich, but I will look at the link you sent me. In fact, I am looking right now with an awe. Admiration. Best, Anna. I guess I should buy the book. I have to confess, Rich, I read a lot, mostly pirated free versions of bad translations. Currently, I am reading the Nobel prize winner Olga Tokarczuk "Flights". I am very impressed. She is marvelous. She managed to capture my attention and I am very selective when it comes to books. There is certainly a "magic spell" quality about her language. I also listen to audiobook of the same book. At nights I can read, but during the day, when I walk through the park from my commuter boat to the center of Boston Medical Area, where I work, I cannot read. At the same time I listen to Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita". The poems I sent you did not really stem from some virulent disease-like urge of mine to write. I was taking part in a play based on Gogol's "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka". My character - my chosen character - was a mermaid. We were just playing... a group of poets. Our next play in the calendar is "Master and Margarita", so I am refreshing the novel in my memory. Honestly, there is no female character suitable for my nature. I am certainly not a Margarita by heart. Not a red-haired mind blowing beauty, who can crash destinies. I am a mermaid :-) I kinda like Master's character... He is romantic. Great talking to you. I guess I will go. Have a nice weekend, Rich! © Copyright: Анна Иделевич, 2023.
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